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A wave is an up and down movement of water. When we talk about waves, we use special words to name their parts. The highest point of a wave is called the crest. The lowest point is called the trough. Wave height is the vertical distance between the crest and trough. Wavelength is the horizontal distance between waves in a series. Wavelength can be measured between two wave crests. It can be measured between two wave troughs.
The distance between crests of the wave is called the wavelength. The time it takes for the fi sherman to go from one wave top (crest), down to the bottom (trough) and back up to the top is called the period; its inverse is called the frequency.