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What property of a wave describes how quickly it occurs?

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What property of a wave describes how often it occurs?

The property that describes how often a wave occurs is its frequency. Frequency is measured in hertz (Hz), with higher frequencies indicating more waves occurring per unit of time.


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A wave in witch matter moves back and forth in the direction of the wave?

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