Question

Question

Use the diagram to complete the statement.

An illustration shows the propagation of two waves for a period of one second. The first wave has a lower number of cycles than the second wave, but both the waves travel an equal horizontal distance in one second.

The bottom wave has a greater _____

(1 point)
Responses

wavelength.
wavelength.

trough.
trough.

frequency.
frequency.

amplitude.
amplitude.
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Answer 1

The bottom wave has a greater wavelength.

Since the first wave has a lower number of cycles (which means it has a lower frequency), and both waves travel the same distance in one second, the wave with fewer cycles must have a longer wavelength.