when drawn on a coordinate plane with xaxis as the baseline a wave with a crest that is closer to the baseline has a smaller ____.
amplitude
When a wave is drawn on a coordinate plane with the x-axis as the baseline, the distance between the crest of the wave and the baseline is called the amplitude. Therefore, a wave with a crest that is closer to the baseline has a smaller amplitude.
When drawn on a coordinate plane with the x-axis as the baseline, a wave with a crest that is closer to the baseline has a smaller amplitude.
The amplitude of a wave is the maximum displacement or distance from the equilibrium position (the baseline) to the highest point of the wave, which in this case is the crest.
To determine the amplitude of a wave when given its graph on a coordinate plane, you can visually measure the vertical distance between the baseline and the crest using the units or scale provided on the graph. The larger the distance, the greater the amplitude, and conversely, the smaller the distance, the smaller the amplitude.