https://www.khanacademy.org/science/cambridge-o-level-physics-cie/x0e04e0cb682fb793:general-properties-of-waves/x0e04e0cb682fb793:characteristics-of-waves/v/wave-properties 2025-07-08T17:09:42.010781134Z Wave properties A wave is a disturbance that travels across space. Waves transfer energy, not matter. A wave causes a change in some equilibrium level as it passes by. Waves that have a repeating pattern are called periodic waves. The frequency of a periodic wave is how many wave cycles are generated in some amount of time. Wavelength is the distance from the beginning of one wave cycle to the beginning of the next cycle. Amplitude is the maximum change from equilibrium caused by a wave. Waves intro by PhET Interactive Simulations, University of Colorado Boulder, CC BY 4.0. https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/waves-intro Mahesh Shenoy video https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka_thumbnails_cache/941c7569-e5c7-402f-87c5-9671d1f98953_1280_720_base.png Wave properties A wave is a disturbance that travels across space. Waves transfer energy, not matter. A wave causes a change in some equilibrium level as it passes by. Waves that have a repeating pattern are called periodic waves. The frequency of a periodic wave is how many wave cycles are generated in some amount of time. Wavelength is the distance from the beginning of one wave cycle to the beginning of the next cycle. Amplitude is the maximum change from equilibrium caused by a wave. Waves intro by PhET Interactive Simulations, University of Colorado Boulder, CC BY 4.0. https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/waves-intro https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/t27NSviEsX8.mp4/t27NSviEsX8.mp4 476 Characteristics of waves https://www.khanacademy.org/science/cambridge-o-level-physics-cie/x0e04e0cb682fb793:general-properties-of-waves/x0e04e0cb682fb793:characteristics-of-waves/a/wave-properties-review 2023-05-02T21:01:11.424922279Z Wave properties review Review your understanding of wave properties. article https://www.khanacademy.org/science/cambridge-o-level-physics-cie/x0e04e0cb682fb793:general-properties-of-waves/x0e04e0cb682fb793:characteristics-of-waves/e/understand-wave-properties 2026-04-26T16:30:39.382257956Z Understand: Wave properties Check your understanding of wave properties in this set of free, standards-aligned practice questions. Khan Academy exercise https://www.khanacademy.org/science/physics/mechanical-waves-and-sound/mechanical-waves/v/amplitude-period-frequency-and-wavelength-of-periodic-waves 2024-06-20T21:38:16.009746376Z Properties of periodic waves Learn about different properties of waves, including amplitude, period, frequency, and wavelength. Explore how these properties are related to one another. Sal Khan video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/s_Na9kX6xEcMAoiiar-zVOSUj6Ow8e_Q8VuBD8R0KRu0Do4FrdYAJN4Q_b2yvtYLFB3-C0EI6kGEc501ICpQKH5_ Properties of periodic waves Learn about different properties of waves, including amplitude, period, frequency, and wavelength. Explore how these properties are related to one another. https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/tJW_a6JeXD8.mp4/tJW_a6JeXD8.mp4 866 Characteristics of waves https://www.khanacademy.org/science/cambridge-o-level-physics-cie/x0e04e0cb682fb793:general-properties-of-waves/x0e04e0cb682fb793:characteristics-of-waves/e/apply-wave-properties 2026-04-26T16:30:39.382257956Z Apply: Wave properties Apply your understanding of wave properties in this set of free, standards-aligned practice questions. Khan Academy exercise