6.1.4 Displacement – Distance Graph

  1. A Displacement – Distance graph shows the position of each particle in a wave relative to its distance from a reference point.
  2. The distance between two (2) successive crest or trough is the wavelength.
  3. The maximum displacement of the particles from the equilibrium position (displacement = 0) is the amplitude.
  4. The amplitude of the wave will increase as the energy transfers by the wave increase and vice versa.