| - Amplitude:
the height of the wave, measured in meters. - Wavelength:
the distance between adjacent crests, measured in meters. - Period:
the time it takes for one complete wave to pass a given point, measured in seconds. - Frequency:
the number of complete waves that pass a point in one second, measured in inverse seconds, or Hertz (Hz). - Speed:
the horizontal speed of a point on a wave as it propagates, measured in meters / second. - Phase:
The time at which a wave passes through a specified displacement at a specified point in space. A common specification is the time at which the wave disturbance is exactly zero and moving in the positive direction. · Polarized light: light wave that vibrate in one direction
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