10. Crests and Troughs
Crests: points of maximum displacement on a wave
Troughs: points of minimum displacement on a wave
Distance
along rope
displacement
CREST CREST
TROUGH
11. AMPLITUDE (A)
Maximum Displacement from the rest or central position.
SI unit metre (m)
displacement
distance along rope
crest crest
trough
amplitude
amplitude
12. Wavelength (λ)
The distance between two successive points of the same
phase.metre (m).
displacement
distance along rope
crest crest
trough
λ
amplitude
amplitude