Transverse & Longitudinal Waves

What is a medium?

• the matter through which a mechanical wave travels

• two lines that will never touch

• the particles of a medium that travel parallel to a wave

• two lines that meet at a right angle

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What is a longitudinal wave?

• the matter through which a mechanical wave travels

• two lines that will never touch

• the particles of a medium that travel parallel to a wave

• two lines that meet at a right angle

What is a transverse wave?

• the particles of a medium that travel perpendicular to a wave

• the particles of a medium that are fast

• the particles of a medium that travel parallel to a wave

• the particles of a medium that you can touch

What type of wave is this?

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• Surface

• Hair wave

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What type of wave is this?

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• Surface

• Hair wave

You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no

• medium

• light

• energy

• heat

What kind of wave is pictured?

• Transverse
• Longitudinal
• surface
• none of the above

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What is a wave?

• mass

• weight

• force

• Transfer of energy

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An example of a transverse wave is...

• Sound

• Earthquakes

• Light

• Thunder

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What is a difference between Transverse and Longitudinal waves?

• Both waves are the exact same.

• Longitudinal waves transfer energy but transverse waves don't

• Transverse requires a medium to travel but longitudinal doesn't

• Transverse waves can travel through space but longitudinal can't