In a wave, what do you call the difference from crest to crest or trough to trough

amplitude

crest

frequency

wavelength

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Miranda Herring

29 June, 14:08

In a wave, what do you call the difference from crest to crest or trough to trough

amplitude

crest

frequency

wavelength

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Jayson Carpenter · Answer 1

The correct answer is "wavelength".

In fact, this is exactly the definition of wavelength: in a wave, the wavelength is defined as the distance between two succesive crests or two successive troughs, therefore the correct answer is

D) wavelength.

In a wave, what do you call the difference from crest to crest or trough to troughamplitudecrestfrequencywavelength

In a wave, what do you call the difference from crest to crest or trough to trough

amplitude

crest

frequency

wavelength