Physics A-Level
Displacement–distance graph
What Displacement–distance graph means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Displacement–distance graph
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Shows the displacement of particles from their rest positions along the direction of travel at one instant, with one full cycle spanning one wavelength λ.
Topics that use Displacement–distance graph
- Wave motion (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Amplitude
- Compressions and rarefactions
- Diffraction and gap-to-wavelength ratio
- Displacement
- Frequency
- Frequency as a source-determined property
- Intensity
- Intensity proportional to amplitude squared
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