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Wave Diagrams: Name - Date

The document describes the key terms used to label parts of a wave diagram, including amplitude, crest, rest position, trough, and wavelength. It defines amplitude as the vertical distance above or below the rest position, wavelength as the horizontal distance between same points on consecutive waves, crest as the highest point on a wave, and trough as the lowest point on a wave.

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Wave Diagrams: Name - Date

The document describes the key terms used to label parts of a wave diagram, including amplitude, crest, rest position, trough, and wavelength. It defines amplitude as the vertical distance above or below the rest position, wavelength as the horizontal distance between same points on consecutive waves, crest as the highest point on a wave, and trough as the lowest point on a wave.

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Name ______________________ Date ____ / ____ / ____

WAVE DIAGRAMS
The diagram below depicts a wave. Label the diagram with the following terms in the
appropriate locations: amplitude, crest, rest position, trough, wavelength.

Wavelength
Crest

Amplitude

Rest position

Trough

Provide a definition or description for the terms below.

Amplitude The vertical distance a wave rises above or falls below its rest position

Wavelength The horizontal distance from a point on one wave to the same exact point

on the next wave

Crest The point on a wave with the highest height.

Trough The point on a wave with the lowest height.

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