The displacement of a vibrating particle is its direction and distance from its equilibrium position.
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Amplitude
The amplitude of a wave is the maximum displacement of a vibrating particle. For a transverse wave, this is the height of a wave crest or the depth of a wave trough from the middle.
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Wavelength
The wavelength of a wave is the least distance between two adjacent vibrating particles with the same displacement and velocity at the same time (eg. distance between adjacent crests)
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One complete cycle of a wave
One complete cycle of a wave is from maximum displacement to the next maximum displacement (eg. from one wave peak to the next.)
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Period
The period of a wave is the time for one complete wave to pass a fixed point.
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Frequency
The frequency of a wave is the number of cycles of vibration of a particle per second, or the number of complete waves passing a point per second. The unit of frequency is hertz (Hz)
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Card 2
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The amplitude of a wave is the maximum displacement of a vibrating particle. For a transverse wave, this is the height of a wave crest or the depth of a wave trough from the middle.
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Amplitude
Card 3
Front
The wavelength of a wave is the least distance between two adjacent vibrating particles with the same displacement and velocity at the same time (eg. distance between adjacent crests)
Back
Card 4
Front
One complete cycle of a wave is from maximum displacement to the next maximum displacement (eg. from one wave peak to the next.)
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Card 5
Front
The period of a wave is the time for one complete wave to pass a fixed point.
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