alleryStart learning →The maximum displacement from equilibrium in an oscillation is called the:
AThe wave node
BThe amplitude
CThe full period
DThe wave phase
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The amplitude
1. An oscillator swings out to a furthest point on each side.
2. The maximum displacement from equilibrium is called the amplitude.
3. Because amplitude is the maximum displacement, it is related to the energy in the oscillation.
4. Period measures time rather than distance.
_Source: OpenStax College Physics for AP(R) Courses 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 16 'Oscillatory Motion and Waves', sections 16.1-16.11_
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