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What are the properties of waves? |
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1. amplitude 2. wavelength 3. frequency 4. speed |
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What is amplitude? |
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The maximum distance the particles of the medium move away from their rest positions. |
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What is wavelength? |
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The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave. |
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What is frequency? |
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The number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time. |
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In what units is frequency measured? |
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hertz (Hz) |
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What is the value of one hertz (1 Hz)? |
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one wave occurs every second |
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What is the SPEED of a wave? |
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How far the wave travels in 1 unit of time. |
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How are the speed, wavelength, and frequency of a wave related? |
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By the mathematical formula: Speed = Wavelength X Frequency |