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Wave Properties. Amplitude. Amplitude - Distance of a wave above and below the normal level Amplitude of a transverse wave is about ½ the distance between the crest and trough Related to the energy the wave carries EX: Tsunami has large amounts of energy with a lot of amplitude. Wavelength.
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Amplitude • Amplitude- Distance of a wave above and below the normal level • Amplitude of a transverse wave is about ½ the distance between the crest and trough • Related to the energy the wave carries • EX: Tsunami has large amounts of energy with a lot of amplitude
Wavelength • Wavelength- (Transverse) Distance from the top of one crest to the top of the next or from trough to trough • Wavelength- (Compression) Distance from center of one compression and center of the next compression or from rarefaction to rarefaction
Frequency • Frequency- Number of wave lengths that pass a given point in 1 second (Hz or Hertz) • As frequency increases, wavelength decreases
Wave Speed • Formula for wave speed… • Wave speed (m/s)=frequency (Hz) X wavelength (m) • Mechanical waves travel fastest in solids and slowest in gases • Electromagnetic waves travel fastest in gases and slowest in solids Mechanical Wave