Transverse vs Longitudinal Waves

What is a medium?

• How fast the wave can move.
• The range of electromagnetic waves above red in the visible spectrum.
• A disruption in the connections of matter
• The substance a wave moves through.

In a transverse wave, particles vibrate perpendicular to the direction that the wave is traveling

• True

• False

• none of the above

Water waves and light waves are both examples to ___

• Longitudinal Wave

• Transverse Wave

• Frequency wave

• Sound Wave

The vibrations in a longitudinal wave are __________ to the direction of energy transfer.

• perpendicular

• parallel

Sound waves are __________ waves.

Which statement is correct about the wave shown in the diagram?

• It is a transverse wave because the particles are moving perpendicular to the motion of the wave.

• It is a transverse wave because the particles are moving parallel to the motion of the wave.

• It is a longitudinal wave because the particles are moving perpendicular to the motion of the wave.

• It is a longitudinal wave because the particles are moving parallel to the motion of the wave.

What type of wave is illustrated here?

• Longitudinal
• Transverse
• Slinky wave
• Water wave

What type of wave is this?

• Longitudinal
• Transverse

Which image represents a longitudinal wave?

• A

• B

The area where a longitudinal wave is spread out is known as a

• compression
• substitution
• rarefaction
• trough