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If you mean the distance along the direction of propagation, that's a half-wavelength. If you mean the distance perpendicular to propagation (i.e. the "height" of the wave), it's the amplitude.

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What is the horizontal distance between crest or trough of two successive waves?

The horizontal distance between the crest or trough of two successive waves is called the wavelength. It is the distance between two corresponding points on a wave, such as from crest to crest or trough to trough.


What is the distance between the crest of consecutive waves?

The distance between the crest of consecutive waves is called the wavelength. It is measured as the distance between two successive points in the same phase of a wave, such as from crest to crest or trough to trough.


What is the measurement of a wave from crest to crest or trough to trough called?

The wavelength of a wave is the distance between two identical parts of a wave in successive periods (crest to crest, trough to trough, etc.).


What is the distance between a line through the middle of a wave and a crest or trough called?

The distance between a line through the middle of a wave and a crest or trough is called the amplitude. It represents half the distance between a crest and a trough, or the maximum displacement of a wave from its equilibrium position.


What is the vertical distance between the trough and crest of a wave called?

The vertical distance between trough and crest is called the height of the wave. While the crest is the highest point of a wave, the trough is the lowest point.Are you talking about waves? That simply depends on the frequency of the wave; crest and trough are just terms given to sections of waves. The crest is the top of the wave, and the trough is the bottom.It's the amplitude. Like on the drawn parts of a transverse wave. You can look it up on google images.wave hight

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What is the distance between the crest and trough of a walled called?

Distance between a trough and crest in a wave is half wavelength


What is the horizontal distance between crest or trough of two successive waves?

The horizontal distance between the crest or trough of two successive waves is called the wavelength. It is the distance between two corresponding points on a wave, such as from crest to crest or trough to trough.


What is the distance between the crest of consecutive waves?

The distance between the crest of consecutive waves is called the wavelength. It is measured as the distance between two successive points in the same phase of a wave, such as from crest to crest or trough to trough.


What is the measurement of a wave from crest to crest or trough to trough called?

The wavelength of a wave is the distance between two identical parts of a wave in successive periods (crest to crest, trough to trough, etc.).


What is the distance between a line through the middle of a wave and a crest or trough called?

The distance between a line through the middle of a wave and a crest or trough is called the amplitude. It represents half the distance between a crest and a trough, or the maximum displacement of a wave from its equilibrium position.


What is the distance from the crest to crest or from trough to trough called?

wavelength


What is the vertical distance between the trough and crest of a wave called?

The vertical distance between trough and crest is called the height of the wave. While the crest is the highest point of a wave, the trough is the lowest point.Are you talking about waves? That simply depends on the frequency of the wave; crest and trough are just terms given to sections of waves. The crest is the top of the wave, and the trough is the bottom.It's the amplitude. Like on the drawn parts of a transverse wave. You can look it up on google images.wave hight


What is the distance between a waves crest and its trough called?

The distance between a wave's crest and its trough is called the amplitude. It represents the maximum displacement of the wave from its resting position.


What is the distance between two crest of a wave?

The distance between two crests of a wave is called the wavelength. It is measured as the distance between corresponding points on two consecutive waves, such as from crest to crest or trough to trough.


What part of a wave is the distance from crest to crest or trough to trough?

The distance from crest to crest or trough to trough is called the wavelength of a wave. It represents the distance over which the wave's shape repeats itself.


Half the vertical distance between the crest and through of a wave is called the?

The vertical distance between a wave's midpoint and its crest or trough is called is peak amplitude. This differentiates this measurement from the vertical distance from a crest to a trough, which is called its peak-to-peak amplitude.


What is the distance from the through of a wave to the adjacent trough?

The distance from one trough of a wave to the adjacent trough is known as the wavelength of the wave. Wavelength is the distance between two consecutive points that are in phase, such as from trough to trough or from crest to crest.