WAVES AND WAVELENGTH
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wave
This is any disturbance or vibration that transfers energy from one place to another without moving the object/matter itself
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Wavelength
The distance between two points on consecutive waves
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‘Lambda’
symbol of wavelength
measured in ‘m’
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CREST
highest point of a wave while trough is the lowest point of a wave