AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The distance from one peak or trough to the next is called wavelength. It is denoted with the Greek letter lambda (). The greater the wavelength, the lower the wave’s peak.

Detailed explanation-2: -wavelength: The distance between one peak and the next in a series of waves, or the distance between one trough and the next.

Detailed explanation-3: -In a transverse wave the distance between two crests, or peaks, on the wave is the wavelength. Transverse waves move matter up and down, perpendicular to the movement of the energy.

Detailed explanation-4: -Since frequency is the number of waves that pass by a point per second, and the wavelength is the distance between consecutive peaks of that wave, you can determine the speed of the wave by multiplying these two numbers, that is: c =