What is the effect of increasing the amplitude of a wave?
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What is the effect of increasing the amplitude of a wave?
Increases frequency
Increases speed
Increases energy
Decreases wavelength
Increasing the amplitude of a wave increases its energy, as energy is proportional to the square of the amplitude.
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Q: What is the effect of increasing the amplitude of a wave?
Solution: Increasing the amplitude of a wave increases its energy, as energy is proportional to the square of the amplitude.
Steps: 4
Step 1: Understand what amplitude means. Amplitude is the height of the wave from its rest position.
Step 2: Know that energy is related to amplitude. When we talk about waves, more amplitude means more energy.
Step 3: Learn that energy increases with the square of the amplitude. This means if you double the amplitude, the energy increases by four times (2 squared).
Step 4: Conclude that increasing the amplitude of a wave makes it carry more energy.
