a longitudinal wave is a wave in which the particles vibrate parallel to the direction of the travel of the wave. examples: sound waves
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what is the time period of a wave?
the time period, T, of a wave is the time taken for one complete wave to pass
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what is the frequency of a wave? what is its units?
the frequency, F, of a wave is the number of complete wave past a point in one second. The unit for frequency is called hertz (Hz)
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what is the wavelength of a wave?
this is the distance between to consecutive crests (transverse) or two consecutive compressions (longitudinal). The units for a wavelength is meters and we use the symbol lambda to represent wavelengths
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what is the amplitude of a wave? what is it measured in?
this is the distance of maximum displacement from the mid-point of a wave. amplitude is measured in meters
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what is a transverse wave? give examples
a longitudinal wave is a wave in which the particles vibrate perpendicular to the direction of the travel of the wave. examples: electromagnetic wave
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what is the time period of a wave?
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the time period, T, of a wave is the time taken for one complete wave to pass
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what is the frequency of a wave? what is its units?
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what is the wavelength of a wave?
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what is the amplitude of a wave? what is it measured in?
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