Longitudinal vs Transverse Waves

Front

What is the main difference between longitudinal and transverse waves?

Back

Direction of particle vibration

Front

Which type of wave causes particles to vibrate in the same direction as the wave is moving?

Back

Longitudinal waves

Front

Which type of wave causes particles to vibrate perpendicular to the direction of the wave?

Back

Transverse waves

Front

Sound waves are an example of which type of wave?

Back

Mechanical waves

Front

Which type of wave can travel through a vacuum?

Back

Electromagnetic waves

Front

Which type of wave requires a medium to travel through?

Back

mechanical wave

Front

What is the wavelength of a wave?

Back

The wavelength of a wave is the distance between two consecutive points in a wave that are in phase with each other.

Front

What is the amplitude of a wave?

Back

Maximum displacement or distance from the equilibrium position

Front

Which type of wave has compressions and rarefactions?

Back

sound wave

Front

Which type of wave has crests and troughs?

Back

transverse wave