What are the parts of a wave?
So, we've talked about what waves are. But what are the actual parts of a wave? And what types of waves are there?
Some waves, such as transverse waves, have crests and troughs.
The highest point on these waves is called the crest.
The lowest point is called the trough.
The crest and the trough of a wave are always twice the wave's amplitude, which is the height, apart from each other.
When the amplitude increases, the volume does also.
The wavelength of a transverse wave is the spatial period, or space, of the wave; the distance over which the wave's shape repeats.
So basically like crest to crest.
There are two types of waves; Transverse and Longitudinal or Compression Waves.
Longitudinal Waves have different parts, however.
The highest point on these waves is called the crest.
The lowest point is called the trough.
The crest and the trough of a wave are always twice the wave's amplitude, which is the height, apart from each other.
When the amplitude increases, the volume does also.
The wavelength of a transverse wave is the spatial period, or space, of the wave; the distance over which the wave's shape repeats.
So basically like crest to crest.
There are two types of waves; Transverse and Longitudinal or Compression Waves.
Longitudinal Waves have different parts, however.
The part of a longitudinal wave is called "compression"
The part where it is more spread out is called "rarefaction"
These waves have the same way to measure wavelength,
but instead of trough to trough,
It would be Compression to Compression.
The part where it is more spread out is called "rarefaction"
These waves have the same way to measure wavelength,
but instead of trough to trough,
It would be Compression to Compression.
