Properties of Waves Quick Check

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An illustration shows a wave with a horizontal distance between two consecutive troughs as 2 cm, and a maximum vertical distance above the horizontal line as 0.5 cm.

What does the value 0.5 cm represent for the wave?

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equilibrium
equilibrium

amplitude
amplitude

frequency
frequency

wavelength

Answer 1

amplitude