Time taken for the source to produce one complete wave.
Amplitude
As a wave vibrates to either side of the direction of travel, the amplitude is the distance between the line of the direction of travel and the furthest point the it vibrates away from the line:
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The number of waves per second, it is measured in Hertz (Hz). You can think of it as how quickly the waves are travelling.
Wavelength
The distance between one point on a wave and the same point on the next wave; usually the point from the top/bottom of one wave (peak/trough) to the top/bottom of the next.
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You forgot the period of a wave.
ReplyDeleteIt is the time taken for the source to produce one complete wave.
Thank you very much, I've added in your definition!
Deletewhat's the difference between the period of a wave and the wavelength?
ReplyDeletePeriod is time. It's how long the source takes to produce a complete wave, measure in seconds.
DeleteWave length is distance. It's the distance of a complete wave, from the peak to peak.
Very helpful.
ReplyDeleteFrequency is NOT the same as how quickly the wave is travelling, this is the speed of the wave. The individual parts of a wave (the parts that are oscillating back and forth) vary in speed from 0 to a max value, the actual speed of the wave does not vary unless it is refracting. Very important that these are not confused.
ReplyDeleteCould amplitude not be described as: the maximum displacement of the wave from the position of equilibrium?
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