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OCR: MEASURING HE SHAPE of transverse and the spring sendsa longitudinal wave longitudinal waves can be along its length. The important compared to the patterns made by a properties of wave are its amplitude spring. Flicking one end of spring wavelength. frequency, and velocity. up and down sends transverse wave along its length Pushing the end 0 Transverse wave Amplitude The wave passing Trough through this spring causes to move up ana down Wavelength Longitudinal wave The wave passing through this spring moves, like ripple, along its length avelenotl ORMYLO WAVEEQUATION pstedtos Crest througl cause tbrouab WAYE EQUATION