What is the distance between two successive crests or successive troughs called?
- AAmplitude
- BWavelength
- CFrequency
- DNone of the above
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Correct answer: (b) Wavelength
Explanation
Wavelength is the distance between two successive crests or two successive troughs of a wave.
Amplitude is the maximum displacement from the mean position, and frequency is the number of waves per second, not a distance.
Wavelength is denoted by λ and measured in metres.