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No. The height of the crests is the wave amplitude, which is an indicator of the energy carried by the wave. Increasing the energy increases the amplitude; conversely, decreasing amplitude indicates a loss of energy.

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We have to do to the wave height wavelength and wave period to make the most bumpy waves?

To create the bumpiest waves, you would want a combination of high wave height, short wavelength, and short wave period. High wave height will produce bigger peaks and troughs, while a short wavelength will create more frequent crests and troughs. A short wave period will make these crests and troughs arrive more rapidly, enhancing the bumpiness of the waves.


Is the ratio of height to wavelength the same for both waves?

No, the ratio of height to wavelength differs for different waves. The height of a wave is the distance between its crest or trough and the rest position, while the wavelength is the distance between two consecutive crests or troughs. These characteristics vary depending on the type of wave.


What is The height length and period of a wave comprise the?

The height of a wave is the amplitude from the rest position to the peak of the wave, the length is the distance between two consecutive wave crests, and the period is the time taken for one complete wave cycle to pass a fixed point.


What is the amplitude of a wave when two crests meet?

the maximum displacement of a wave particle is called the amplitude.also wave particles at maximum displacement form crests.therefore the amplitude of two crests should be the same.hence the amplitude of the wave when two crests meet is two times the amplitude of one the two crests.


What is height of the wave called?

The height of a wave is called the amplitude. The top of the wave is called the crest. The bottom of the wave is called the trough.The frequency of the wave is the number of wave crests passing a given point in a specific amount of time. Frequency is measured in hertz.

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What happens to the distance between the crests when the amplitude is increased?

Nothing happens. Distance between crests is a measure of frequency; amplitude is a measure of the strength, the height of the wave, or auditory volume of the signal.


How are pitch and amplitude the same?

They aren't the same. Imagine a water wave - the pitch (that is, the frequency) is the number of wave crests passing a fixed point per second. The amplitude is the height of the wave For a sound wave, the pitch is again related to the number of wave crests per second that pass a fixed point. The amplitude in this case is a measure of pressure difference between wave maxima and minima.


What is height of wave called?

The height of a wave is called the amplitude. The top of the wave is called the crest. The bottom of the wave is called the trough.The frequency of the wave is the number of wave crests passing a given point in a specific amount of time. Frequency is measured in hertz.


We have to do to the wave height wavelength and wave period to make the most bumpy waves?

To create the bumpiest waves, you would want a combination of high wave height, short wavelength, and short wave period. High wave height will produce bigger peaks and troughs, while a short wavelength will create more frequent crests and troughs. A short wave period will make these crests and troughs arrive more rapidly, enhancing the bumpiness of the waves.


Is the ratio of height to wavelength the same for both waves?

No, the ratio of height to wavelength differs for different waves. The height of a wave is the distance between its crest or trough and the rest position, while the wavelength is the distance between two consecutive crests or troughs. These characteristics vary depending on the type of wave.


What is The height length and period of a wave comprise the?

The height of a wave is the amplitude from the rest position to the peak of the wave, the length is the distance between two consecutive wave crests, and the period is the time taken for one complete wave cycle to pass a fixed point.


What is the amplitude of a wave when two crests meet?

the maximum displacement of a wave particle is called the amplitude.also wave particles at maximum displacement form crests.therefore the amplitude of two crests should be the same.hence the amplitude of the wave when two crests meet is two times the amplitude of one the two crests.


What is height of the wave called?

The height of a wave is called the amplitude. The top of the wave is called the crest. The bottom of the wave is called the trough.The frequency of the wave is the number of wave crests passing a given point in a specific amount of time. Frequency is measured in hertz.


Is The wavelength of a wave measures the height of each crest?

No. The wavelength is the distance, or separation, between each crest.


What are the differences between wave height and wavelength?

Wave height refers to the vertical distance between the crest (top) and the trough (bottom) of a wave, while wavelength is the horizontal distance between two consecutive crests or troughs of a wave. Wave height measures the amplitude of a wave, while wavelength measures the distance between wave cycles.


As a wave nears the shore the wave height increases What does the wave length do?

As a wave nears the shore, the wavelength decreases. This is because the wave begins to interact with the seabed, causing the wave to slow down and the distance between the wave crests to shorten.


Two waves can share the same space and pass through one another. When two or more waves overlap they interfere with one another. What type of interference occurs when the crests of one wave overlap th?

Constructive interference occurs when the crests of one wave overlap with the crests of another wave. This results in a wave with greater amplitude.