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| - | * the **amplitude** is the **vertical** height from the centre of the wave to its highest (or lowest) point. | + | * the //amplitude// is the vertical height from the centre of the wave to its highest (or lowest) point. |
| - | * the **wavelength** is the **horizontal** distance of one full cycle. | + | * the //wavelength// is the horizontal distance of one full cycle. |
| Now imagine that the animation is in super slow motion and that the waves are actually travelling at the speed of light, which is roughly 300,000,000 metres per second: How many times does each dot go up and down in one second? | Now imagine that the animation is in super slow motion and that the waves are actually travelling at the speed of light, which is roughly 300,000,000 metres per second: How many times does each dot go up and down in one second? | ||