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 Wave properties https://www.khanacademy.org/science/ms-physics/x1baed5db7c1bb50b:waves/x1baed5db7c1bb50b:wave-properties/a/wave-properties 2026-06-13T14:20:40.388812745Z Learn and try: Wave properties Use a PhET simulation to explore waves. Learn about the wave properties of frequency, wavelength, speed, and amplitude. 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/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