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usually 1 - a crest is the highest tip of a wavelength. But if the wavelength is measured from the highest point them in 1 wavelength there will be 2 crests

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If three crests of a wave pass by a point how many complete wavelengths have passed by the point?

If three crests of a wave pass by a point, then one complete wavelength has passed by the point. Each crest represents one wavelength, so three crests equal three-quarters of a complete wavelength.


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The distance between any two successive crests of a wave is called the wavelength.


The distance between two consecutive crests on a wave?

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Light waves of one wavelength that travels with its crests and troughs aligned is called what?

Light waves of a single wavelength is known as being coherent. This allows constructive interference which occurs when two or more waves are in phase i.e. their crests and troughs are aligned.


What is the distance betwtwo adjacent wave crests or troughs called?

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