This document defines and provides units for key terms used in the study of transverse waves: wavelength is the distance between crests or troughs and is represented by λ; amplitude is the height of crests or depth of troughs and is represented by a; frequency is the number of waves passing in one cycle and is represented by f; and wave velocity is the distance travelled by the wave in one second and is represented by v. It also presents the relationship that connects these terms: wave velocity equals wavelength multiplied by frequency, or V=fλ.

1. WELCOME

2. TERMS ASSOCIATED
WITH TRANSVERSE
WAVES
WAVELENGTH
AMPLITUDE
WAVEVELOCITY
FREQUENCY

3. WAVELENGTH,λ
 WAVELENTH IS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN
ADJACENT CREST OR TROUGH.
 IT IS REPRESENTED BY THE GREEK LETTER
LAMBDA,λ
 ITS UNIT IS METRE OR CENTIMETRE.

4.  AMPLITUDE,a
It is the height of the crest
or depth of the trough.
It is represented by the
letter ‘a’.
Its unit is metre or
centimetre.

5. FREQUENCY,f
 It is the number of waves passing in the wave in
one cycle.
 It is represented by the letter f.
 Its unit is Hertz(Hz)

6. WAVEVELOCITY,V
It is the distance travelled by the
wave in one second.
It is represented by the letter v.
Its unit is m/s.

7.  RELATION CONNECTING
WAVELENGTH,FREQUENCY AND
WAVEVELOCITY
WAVE VELOCITY=WAVELENGTHX
FREQUENCY
V=fλ

8. Thank you