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The distance that a wave travels in a certain amount of time is a wavelength. Wrong,it's speed.(:
amplitude
the distance a wave travels in a given amount
During a single period a wave travels just one wavelength.
Wavelength is the distance between two consecutive wave crests.
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The distance that a wave travels in a certain amount of time is a wavelength. Wrong,it's speed.(:
wave speed
amplitude
the distance a wave travels in a given amount
During a single period a wave travels just one wavelength.
Wavelength is the distance between two consecutive wave crests.
A wave travels an average distance of 1 meter in 1 second with a frequency of 1 hertz Its amplitude is that there is not enough information to say. A 60 vibration per second wave travels 30 meters in 1 second, its frequency is 60 hertz and it travels 30 meters per second.
The distance from the top of the crest of the wave to the central point of the wave (the line that cuts through it). In other words, the furthest it travels from the middle.
The distance a wave goes in a single cycle is determined by a few things. The most important is the frequency, or how many cycles are in a second. The speed of a wave is also important, as it is independent from the frequency.
The characteristic of a wave that describes the greatest distance it travels, or vibrates from a resting position is called the amplitude, which is the technical name. A more common name would be loudness.
Wave speed is the distance a wave travels in a given period of time. Frequency is the number of oscillations in a given period of time. The third leg of the triangle is wavelength--the distance between peaks of the wave. Given any two of these values for a wave, you can calculate the third.