1 of 9

Slide Notes

DownloadGo Live

Amplitude

Published on Nov 19, 2015

No Description

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Amplitude

the maximum displacement moved by a point on a vibrating body or wave measured from its equilibrium position

Crest

A crest is the point on a wave with the maximum value or upward displacement within a cycle
Photo by Domiriel

Trough

the lowest point on a wave
Photo by pfarrell95

Height

the measurement from base to top
Photo by striatic

Frequency

the number of crests of a wave that move past a given point in a given unit of time.

Wavelength

the distance over which the wave's shape repeats.
Photo by eggrole

Tension

 describes the pulling force exerted by each end of a string

Wave velocity

 the velocity at which a wave phase propagates at a certain frequency

Wave pulse

Single vibration
Photo by PtereZheng