Properties of waves

Properties of waves

1. The re are 4 properties:

   • Wavelenght
     • It is the full cycle of a wave. It is the measurement of crest to crest.
       • If you want to know the wavelenght of a wave you have to do: seed/frequency = wavelenght
   • amplitude
     • This is the size of the wave. amplitude depends on the amount of energy it has.
       • When the wave has more energy the amplitude is going to be bigger. it is mesured from the rest position to the crest, or from the rest position to the trough
   • frequency
     • Frequency is the amount of times a wave passes througha point in a certian time. this is measured by Hertz.
       • Finding out what the frequency of a wave would be like: speed/wavelenght = frequency
   • speed
     • The speed of a wave is how far the wave travels in a given amount of time.
       • To know the speed of a wave you would have to do this: frequency x wavelenght = speed

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