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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what determines the amplitude of a wave?

OpenStudy (jamesj):

In short, how much energy it has. A sound wave of playing middle C on the piano has higher amplitude if you hit the string harder. A water wave in the ocean has higher amplitude if the process that created it gave it more energy.

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