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The wavelength is the distance from crest to crest, or trough to trough, of a cyclic wave. It can be calculated from the number of waves within a unit length, and is the inverse of the frequency, which represents the number of waves for a unit time (usually waves/second or Hertz).
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What is the best way to describe wavelength?
the distance a wave travels in a given amount
What three quantities are used to describe a wave?
Amplitude, speed, and wavelength or frequency. (Wavelength and frequency are related by the wave's speed.)
How are amplitude wavelength and frequency related?
The wavelength and frequency of any wave are inversely proportional. Neither of them is related to the wave's amplitude in any way.
Distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave?
Wave Length. Abbr. WL (:
How does frequencey relate to wavelength?
Frequency = (wave speed) divided by (wavelength)Wavelength = (wave speed) divided by (frequency)Wave speed = (frequency) multiplied by (wavelength)
What is the best way to describe wavelength?
the distance a wave travels in a given amount
What three quantities are used to describe a wave?
Amplitude, speed, and wavelength or frequency. (Wavelength and frequency are related by the wave's speed.)
Describe how the frequency of a wave changes as the wavelength changes?
it is directly proportional to frequency so if frequency increases wavelength also increases
Can you describe the parts of a sound wave?
Crest and Trough Amplitude Wavelength Frequency
How are amplitude wavelength and frequency related?
The wavelength and frequency of any wave are inversely proportional. Neither of them is related to the wave's amplitude in any way.
Distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave?
Wave Length. Abbr. WL (:
How does frequencey relate to wavelength?
Frequency = (wave speed) divided by (wavelength)Wavelength = (wave speed) divided by (frequency)Wave speed = (frequency) multiplied by (wavelength)
The distance between two successive peaks on a wave is its?
The distance between successive identical parts of a wave is called the wave length.
How do you calculate wavelength from wavenumber?
Wave number=1/Wavelength=> Wavelength= 1/wave number
How do wavelength and periods relate?
Wavelength*Frequency = Velocity of the wave. or Wavelength/Period = Velocity of the wave.
Do wavelength measure from the top of one wave to the top of another wave?
Yes. To be precise, the wavelength is the length of one precise cycle, and one way to measure that is from top to top.
If the frequency of a wave decrease but the wavelength remains the same what else decrease in the wave?
The velocity decreases. Its the only way.
