the wavelenght of a wave is the distance between?

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the wavelenght of a wave is the distance between?

A. the amplitude and the normal position.
B. the crest and the following trough.
C. the rarefraction and the following compression.
D. two consective crests.

2006-07-23 06:13:26 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help

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D. two consecutive crests.

2006-07-23 06:18:08 · answer #1 · answered by cybrog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

D-or it could be two consecutive troughs

Edit The first and third person are wrong. The wavelenth is the distance from one wave to the next, generally measured from the trough (or crest) of one to the trough (or crest) of the next.

2006-07-23 06:16:57 · answer #2 · answered by bc_munkee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

B. the crest and the following trough

2006-07-23 06:16:41 · answer #3 · answered by R.R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋