Which property is the distance between two corresponding points on adjacent waves?

Which property is the distance between two corresponding points on adjacent waves?

• A. Crest
• B. Amplitude
• C. Wavelength
• D. Frequency

Answer: (C)

Wavelength is the distance from one point on a wave to the same point on the next wave, such as crest to crest (or trough to trough) in transverse waves. It’s the length of one complete cycle of the wave as it travels. Crest is just the top of a wave, and amplitude is how tall the wave is. Frequency tells how many cycles happen each second. In longitudinal waves, you’d measure the distance between successive compressions, which is also the wavelength.

Wavelength is the distance from one point on a wave to the same point on the next wave, such as crest to crest (or trough to trough) in transverse waves. It’s the length of one complete cycle of the wave as it travels. Crest is just the top of a wave, and amplitude is how tall the wave is. Frequency tells how many cycles happen each second. In longitudinal waves, you’d measure the distance between successive compressions, which is also the wavelength.