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Wave Period
The Period
The number of ocean waves that pass a buoy in one second is the frequency of the wave. The crest of a transverse wave is its highest point.
The frequency of a wave is the number of complete waves that pass a fixed point in one second. The unit is "Hertz" or "Cycles". The dimension is "per second". (Reciprocal time.)
In physics the distance is called wavelength. Period is the time it takes for one wavelength of wave to pass through a given point.
Wave Period
The Period
The frequency of a sine wave can be thought of in several different ways: -- watching the wave from one fixed point, the number of times the wave reaches its maximum amplitude in one second, or the number of complete waves that pass you in one second -- the speed of the wave, divided by the distance between two consecutive maximum points on it -- the reciprocal of the time it takes for one complete wave to pass you (' 1 ' divided by that length of time)
The Period
The number of crests that pass a fixed point in a one-second time interval is called the "frequency" of the wave. It's also equal to the (speed of the wave) divided by the (wavelength)
The formula to find the time period (T) of a wave is: T = 1 / frequency (f). Time period is the amount of time it takes for one complete cycle of a wave to pass a given point.
The speed of a wave is how far the wave travels in one unit of time.
The number of ocean waves that pass a buoy in one second is the frequency of the wave. The crest of a transverse wave is its highest point.
That's the wave's frequency.
The frequency of a wave is the number of complete waves that pass a fixed point in one second. The unit is "Hertz" or "Cycles". The dimension is "per second". (Reciprocal time.)
If one wave completes, or passes a point, every 8 seconds, then the frequency is 1/8 Hz. = 0.125. The dimensions have nothing to do with the frequency.
In physics the distance is called wavelength. Period is the time it takes for one wavelength of wave to pass through a given point.