IB skill practice

Interpret displacement-time and displacement-position wave graphs

Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 4

Period from cycles on graph

A displacement-time graph in a ambulance siren recording shows \(2\) complete cycles in \(7\,\text{s}\). Calculate the period. Use the diagram labels before calculating the requested value. Enter the numerical result and choose the interpretation that matches the wave physics.

Worked practice: physics data and result

Read the physical quantities first, then calculate the result and state what it means.