When an object such as a stone is dropped into water, it disturbs the surface of the water. Waves form at the surface of the water and travel outward from the point of the disturbance. The diagram below is based on a single frame from a video of the waves that formed when a stone was dropped into water. If a student were to measure the distance labeled as "Z,"(at the end of the water) she would know the value of the _______ of the wave.

Question

When an object such as a stone is dropped into water, it disturbs the surface of the water. Waves form at the surface of the water and travel outward from the point of the disturbance. The diagram below is based on a single frame from a video of the waves that formed when a stone was dropped into water.  If a student were to measure the distance labeled as "Z,"(at the end of the water) she would know the value of the _______ of the wave.

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Responses

wavelength
wavelength

frequency
frequency

radius
radius

amplitude

GPT-4o mini · Answer

If a student were to measure the distance labeled as "Z," she would know the value of the wavelength of the wave.

Wavelength is defined as the distance between successive crests or troughs of a wave, and it is typically measured from one point on a wave to the corresponding point on the next wave.