Measure the wavelength and amplitude of a wave

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A transverse wave three cycles long on a grid of displacement in cm against distance in m, numbered every meter and centimeter, with nothing marked — A transverse wave three cycles long on numbered axes with gridlines, displacement in centimeters against distance in meters. Nothing is marked, so students read the wavelength and the amplitude off the axes.

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Answer key

Amplitude: 2 cm
Wavelength: 6 m

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