wavelength
The wavelength of a compressional wave is the distance between two adjacent compressions or rarefactions.
The difference between adjacent wave compressions is the distance between their peaks or troughs. The wavelength is the physical distance between two adjacent wave compressions, while the frequency represents the number of compressions passing a fixed point per unit of time.
The distance between adjacent wave compressions is called the wavelength. Wavelength is typically measured from the peak of one compression to the peak of the next compression in a wave. It is a fundamental property of waves and is inversely related to the frequency of the wave.
The distance between crests or compressions in a wave is called the wavelength. It is the length of one complete cycle of the wave, from peak to peak or trough to trough. Wavelength is typically measured in meters.
wavelength or wave
sound wave
The wavelength of a longitudinal wave is the distance between two consecutive compressions or rarefactions in the wave.
A longitudinal wave does not have a specific wavelength because it is measured by the distance between compressions or rarefactions, rather than the distance between wave crests.
sound wave
The distance between two compressions in a wave is called the wavelength. It represents the length of one complete cycle of the wave and is usually measured from crest to crest or trough to trough.
The distance between two compressions or two rarefactions in a wave is half of the wavelength. This is because a compression and a rarefaction together make one complete cycle of the wave, which corresponds to one full wavelength.
The wavelength of a longitudinal wave is determined by measuring the distance between two consecutive compressions or rarefactions in the wave.