Physics
Grade-8
Easy

Question

Wavelength is the length _____.

  1. Of the whole wave
  2. Between two consecutive crests
  3. Between two consecutive troughs
  4. Both 2 and 3

hintHint:

Distance between two consecutive crests or troughs.

The correct answer is: Both 2 and 3


    • The distance/length between two consecutive crests or troughs is called wavelength.
    • It is denoted by the symbol Lambda

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