Properties of Waves

Properties of Waves

1. Amplitude

   • Is the maximum distance the medium vibrates from the rest position
     • The more energy a wave has the greater its amplitude. Its amplitude is the maximum distance the medium moves up and down from its rest position. The amplitude of a longitudinal wave is a measure of how compressed or rarefied the medium becomes. When the compression are dense,it means the waves amplitude is large

2. Speed

   • The speed of a wave is how far the wave travels in a given amount of time.

3. Wavelength

   • Is the distance between two corresponding parts of a wave
     • For a longitudinal wave, the wavelength is the distance between compression

4. Frequency

   • The frequency of a wave is the number of waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time
     • Frequency is measured it units called HERTZ and is defined as tyhe number of waves per second

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