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What measures the amount of displacement in a longitudinal wave?
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∙ 11y ago
the amplitude. It is the displacement at a peak.
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
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∙ 10y agoYou measure the length between the center line of the wave and the crest. Most of the time you can measure the distance between the crest and trough, and then divide that value by two.
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∙ 7y agoThe amount of displacement in a wave is called the AMPLITUDE - whether the wave is longitudinal or transverse.
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What measures amount of displacement in a transverse wave?
the amplitude
Which type of wave has its wave velocity perpendicular to the displacement of the medium?
Longitudinal Wave
How do you measure amplitude in a longitudinal wave?
You measure the displacement in the waves high.
In a transverse wave in what direction are the vibration relative to the direction of wave travel?
In a transverse wave the particle displacement is perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation (at right angles). In a longitudinal wave the particle displacement is parallel to the direction of wave propagation.
What type of waves has the least amount of energy?
The type of wave that has the least amount of energy is the longitudinal wave. In contrast, the wave with the most amount of energy is a seismic wave.
What measures the amount of displacement in longitudinal wave?
the amplitude. It is the displacement at a peak.
What measures amount of displacement in a transverse wave?
the amplitude
Which type of wave has its wave velocity perpendicular to the displacement of the medium?
Longitudinal Wave
How do you measure amplitude in a longitudinal wave?
You measure the displacement in the waves high.
Do longitudinal waves have displacements that are in the same direction as the wave travels?
No it does not have any displacement. I beg to differ:I say: Yes, for example sound is a longitudinal wave that is a "displacement" of a compression of the medium that occur in the direction of propagation.
Why is a wave pulse traveling on a string considered a longitudinal wave?
it is sideways displacement vs. lengthwise or rotational.
What the amplitude of a longitudinal wave?
Depends on the amount of energy in the wave.
In a transverse wave in what direction are the vibration relative to the direction of wave travel?
In a transverse wave the particle displacement is perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation (at right angles). In a longitudinal wave the particle displacement is parallel to the direction of wave propagation.
What type of waves has the least amount of energy?
The type of wave that has the least amount of energy is the longitudinal wave. In contrast, the wave with the most amount of energy is a seismic wave.
Is a sound wave a transverse wave or longitudinal wave?
Sound waves are longitudinal.
Why is a wave pulse traveling on a string considered a transverse wave?
Because the media displacement (up & down movement of the string) is perpendicular to the direction of propagation of the wave. Sound waves are longitudinal waves because the medi displacement is back & forth, which is parallel to the wave propagation.
The amplitude of a wave measures?
It measures the maximum displacement of a particle in the wave from the equilibrium position. The equilibrium position is also known as the resting position. When displacement of the particle equal to the amplitude, we say that it is at the amplitude, where it is furthest from its equilibrium position.
