Parts of a Wave
Introduction to parts of a wave:
A wave can be described as a disturbance that travels through a medium from one location to another location through a medium. A medium is a substance or material which carries the wave. Waves can be sound waves, visible light waves, radio waves, water waves,
The parts of a wave are
Crest and trough and amplitude of ave:
Crest and Trough:
The basic part of a wave is the Crest and Trough. A crest is the point on a wave with the maximum positive displacement from the equilibrium position and the trough is where is has the maximum negative displacement. A trough is the opposite of a crest, so the minimum or lowest point in a cycle. Each cycle of a wave has one crest and one trough.
Amplitude:Another part of the wave is the amplitude. Amplitude is the maximum positive displacement from the undisturbed position of the medium to the top of a crest. For sound waves in air, the amplitude is the maximum distance an individual air molecule will move from its starting point as a sound wave passes by. The amplitude of a sound wave determines its loudness. The loudness of a sound depends upon the amplitude of the vibrations that cause it. Big vibrations transfer more energy than small vibrations, so they are louder. The amplitude is the height of the wave. So the greater the intensity of a sound, the greater the amplitude. It is the maximum positive displacement of the medium from its undisturbed position to the top of a crest.
Wavelength and Frequency
Wavelength:
Wave length is the part of a wave, which measures the distance between any two adjacent locations on the wave. This distance is usually measured in one of three ways: crest to next crest, trough to next trough, or from the start of a wave cycle to the next starting point. The size of a wave is measured as its wavelength, which is the distance between any two corresponding points on successive waves, usually peak-to-peak or trough-to-trough.
Frequency:This is the number of waves that pass a point in each second. This part of the wave refers to how many waves are made per time interval. This is usually described as how many waves are made per second. If twenty waves are made per second, then the frequency is said to be twenty cycles per second, written as 20 cps. The unit of frequency is Hertz . A frequency of 20 cps is noted as a frequency of 20 Hertz.
A wave can be described as a disturbance that travels through a medium from one location to another location through a medium. A medium is a substance or material which carries the wave. Waves can be sound waves, visible light waves, radio waves, water waves,
The parts of a wave are
- Crest and Trough
- Amplitude
- Wave length
- Frequency
Crest and trough and amplitude of ave:
Crest and Trough:
The basic part of a wave is the Crest and Trough. A crest is the point on a wave with the maximum positive displacement from the equilibrium position and the trough is where is has the maximum negative displacement. A trough is the opposite of a crest, so the minimum or lowest point in a cycle. Each cycle of a wave has one crest and one trough.
Amplitude:Another part of the wave is the amplitude. Amplitude is the maximum positive displacement from the undisturbed position of the medium to the top of a crest. For sound waves in air, the amplitude is the maximum distance an individual air molecule will move from its starting point as a sound wave passes by. The amplitude of a sound wave determines its loudness. The loudness of a sound depends upon the amplitude of the vibrations that cause it. Big vibrations transfer more energy than small vibrations, so they are louder. The amplitude is the height of the wave. So the greater the intensity of a sound, the greater the amplitude. It is the maximum positive displacement of the medium from its undisturbed position to the top of a crest.
Wavelength and Frequency
Wavelength:
Wave length is the part of a wave, which measures the distance between any two adjacent locations on the wave. This distance is usually measured in one of three ways: crest to next crest, trough to next trough, or from the start of a wave cycle to the next starting point. The size of a wave is measured as its wavelength, which is the distance between any two corresponding points on successive waves, usually peak-to-peak or trough-to-trough.
Frequency:This is the number of waves that pass a point in each second. This part of the wave refers to how many waves are made per time interval. This is usually described as how many waves are made per second. If twenty waves are made per second, then the frequency is said to be twenty cycles per second, written as 20 cps. The unit of frequency is Hertz . A frequency of 20 cps is noted as a frequency of 20 Hertz.
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