Waves properties/formula

• Wave speed

  The speed at which the wave moves through the medium, the speed at which energy is transferred
• Amplitude


  The highest part of a wave
• wave speed

  Wave speed (m/s) = Frequency (Hz) x Wavelength (m)
• Transverse waves

  Waves where the oscillations are perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer
• Longitudinal waves

  Waves where the oscillations are parallel to the direction of energy transfer
• Wavelength


  The distance from a point on one wave to the one next to it
• Wavelength symbol (λ)
• All waves are either transverse or longitudinal
• Waves


  Transfer energy from one place to another
• Longitudinal waves require a medium to travel in (e.g. air, liquid, solid)
• Not all transverse waves require a medium