The distance between any two consecutive crests or troughs is called____________________?
Correct answer: C. Wave length
- A. frequency
- B. period
- C. Wave length
- D. phase difference
Explanation
The distance between two successive crests or two successive troughs is one wavelength, λ. These points are in the same phase and the separation is one complete spatial cycle. The likely mistake is choosing period, which is the time for one complete oscillation, not a distance.
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