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

amplitude.
amplitude.

wavelength.
wavelength.

trough.
trough.

frequency.
frequency.
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Answer 1

frequency.

Reason: in the same time (1 s) the bottom wave completes more cycles, so it has more cycles per second — i.e., a higher frequency.