IB skill practice

Interpret displacement-time and displacement-position wave graphs

Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 3

Read wavelength from position graph

A displacement-position graph from a harbour wave model shows the horizontal distance from one crest to the next is \(0.5\,\text{m}\). Calculate the wavelength. Enter the numerical result and choose the interpretation that matches the wave meaning.

Worked practice: physics data and result

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