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- 1 What characteristics of waves refers to the highest point of a wave?
- 2 What is the distance from the midpoint to the highest or lowest point of a wave?
- 3 What is the distance from the midpoint to the highest point of a wave?
- 4 What are the characteristics of a wave?
- 5 What are the parts of a wave called?
What characteristics of waves refers to the highest point of a wave?
Two physical characteristics of a wave are amplitude and wavelength. The amplitude of a wave is the height of a wave as measured from the highest point on the wave (peak or crest) to the lowest point on the wave (trough). Wavelength refers to the length of a wave from one peak to the next.
What is the resting position of a wave?
Resting position – The resting position is the position the medium would take if there were no wave. It is represented on a graph by a line through the center of the wave.
What is the distance from the midpoint to the highest or lowest point of a wave?
The highest surface part of a wave is called the crest, and the lowest part is the trough. The vertical distance between the crest and the trough is the wave height. The horizontal distance between two adjacent crests or troughs is known as the wavelength.
What is the highest point of a wave?
The highest surface part of a wave is called the crest, and the lowest part is the trough. The vertical distance between the crest and the trough is the wave height.
What is the distance from the midpoint to the highest point of a wave?
Is the distance from the midpoint to the highest?
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| A | B |
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| amplitude | The distance from the midpoint to the maximum(crest) of a wave or equivalently, from the midpoing to the minimum |
| wavelength | The distance from the top of the crest of a wave to the top of the following crest, or equivalently, the distance between successive identical parts of the wave |
What are the characteristics of a wave?
Waves are described using the following terms: rest position – the undisturbed position of particles or fields when they are not vibrating displacement – the distance that a certain point in the medium has moved from its rest position peak – the highest point above the rest position
What is the highest point of a wave called?
peak – the highest point above the rest position. trough – the lowest point below the rest position. amplitude – the maximum displacement of a point of a wave from its rest position. wavelength – distance covered by a full cycle of the wave, usually measured from peak to peak, or trough to trough.
What are the parts of a wave called?
Parts of a wave. Waves are described using the following terms: rest position – the undisturbed position of particles or fields when they are not vibrating. displacement – the distance that a certain point in the medium has moved from its rest position. peak – the highest point above the rest position.
What is the difference between wavelength and amplitude of a wave?
Amplitude – Wave is an energy transport phenomenon. Amplitude is the height of the wave, usually measured in meters. Amplitude is directly related to the amount of energy carried by a wave. Wavelength – The distance between identical points in the adjacent cycles or crests of a wave is called wavelength.