Longitudinal vs Transverse Waves

What is the main difference between longitudinal and transverse waves?

• Wavelength of wave.

• Direction of particle vibration

• Amplitude of wave.

• Speed of wave propagation.

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

• Electromagnetic waves

• Longitudinal waves

• Transverse waves

• Surface waves

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

• Surface waves

• Longitudinal waves

• Electromagnetic waves

• Transverse waves

Sound waves are an example of which type of wave?

• Electromagnetic waves

• Mechanical waves

• Longitudinal waves

• Transverse waves

Which type of wave can travel through a vacuum?

• Seismic waves

• Water waves

• Electromagnetic waves

• Sound waves

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Which type of wave requires a medium to travel through?

• electromagnetic wave

• transverse wave

• mechanical wave

• longitudinal wave

What is the wavelength of a wave?

• The wavelength of a wave is the speed at which a wave travels.

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

• The wavelength of a wave is the time it takes for a wave to complete one full cycle.

• The wavelength of a wave is the distance between the highest and lowest points of a wave.

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What is the amplitude of a wave?

• The frequency of the wave.

• The wavelength of the wave.

• The speed of the wave.

• Maximum displacement or distance from the equilibrium position

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Which type of wave has compressions and rarefactions?

• sound wave

• gravity wave

• electromagnetic wave

• light wave

Which type of wave has crests and troughs?

• longitudinal wave

• electromagnetic wave

• transverse wave

• sound wave