The correct term from the maximum displacement from the rest position in a wave is the Amplitude (A).
ampliude
The amount of energy carried by the wave and the maximum displacement from the rest position.
The amplitude of a sound wave is a measure of the distance between the rest position and the maximum displacement of the particle from its rest position. It is equal to half the total displacement of a vibrating particle.
Amplitude is the maximum displacement of an oscillation from it's rest position.
A wave's ___________ is a measure of how far the particles in a medium move away from their normal rest position.
amplitude
Amplitudethe maximum distance the particles of the medium carrying the wave move away from their rest position
A wave's ___________ is a measure of how far the particles in a medium move away from their normal rest position.
The maximum distance is called its peak. The distance between the wave's positive and negative peaks is its amplitude.
Amplitude of the wave
the maxium distance the particals of the medium carrying a wave move away from their mean position
Any wave oscillates about the equilibrium (rest) position with a maximum distance from equilibrium of A, which is the amplitude. This depends on the type of wave (water on pond, light, that parachute from elementary class...)
The amplitude of a wave is the top or bottom half of a wave. The middle of the wave is considered the "zero position" so the top of every peak tells how much energy is left in the wave.