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What is the amplitude of a wave?

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What is the amplitude of a wave? 


  1. the maximum displacement from the rest position.
  2. the distance between adjacent troughs.
  3. the energy carried by the wave.
  4. the frequency multiplied by the wavelength.

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A: As a wave passes through a medium, the particles of the medium are shifted (displaced) from the position occupied before they were disturbed by the wave. The amplitude of the wave is the maximum displacement.

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