Question

The distance between consecutive crests in a transverse wave is :

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Answer 1

The highest surface part of a wave is called the crest, and the lowest part is the trough. The vertical distance between the crest and the trough is the wave height. The horizontal distance between two adjacent crests or troughs is known as the wavelength.

Answer 2

In a transverse wave, wavelength of the wave is the distance between two consecutive crests.

Detailed Explanation

Consecutive crest means one crest following the other without interruption.

In a wave,

• The crest forms the highest part and the lower surface part of the wave is called trough.
• The vertical distance between crest and trough is called wave height.
• The horizontal distance between two alternative trough or crest forms wavelength in a wave.

The diagram given below can clearly represents the above given explanation: