Question

Which graph would be created by a pendulum with the greatest amplitude?

A graph with displacement on the y axis and time on the x axis. There is a transverse wave form drawn from the y axis toward the right with the x axis at the equilibrium position of the wave.

A graph with displacement on the y axis and time on the x axis. There is a transverse wave form drawn from the y axis toward the right with the x axis at the equilibrium position of the wave. The wave has a larger amplitude than the previous.

A graph with displacement on the y axis and time on the x axis. There is a transverse wave form drawn from the y axis toward the right with the x axis at the equilibrium position of the wave. The amplitude is the largest of the 3 wave forms.

Answer 1

The third graph.

Amplitude is the maximum displacement from the equilibrium position, so the pendulum with the greatest amplitude produces the waveform with the largest peak height (the third, largest-amplitude plot).