Waves and Wave Transmission

Which of the following statements about mechanical waves is false?

• The process of transmitting mechanical waves is the process of transmitting energy.

• Mechanical waves cannot propagate in a vacuum.

• Mechanical waves are mechanical oscillations that propagate in a medium.

• Mechanical waves are the process of propagating material particles in a medium.

Mechanical waves can propagate in which environments?

• gas, vacuum, and solid.

• vacuum, solid, and liquid.

• liquid, gas, and vacuum.

• solid, liquid, and gas.

To classify longitudinal and transverse waves, one relies on?

• wave speed and wavelength.

• wave propagation direction and wave frequency.

• oscillation direction and wave propagation direction.

• oscillation direction and wave speed.

When a longitudinal wave propagates in a medium, the oscillation direction of the medium's particles is?

• horizontal.

• vertical.

• coincides with the wave propagation direction.

• perpendicular to the wave propagation direction.

In mechanical waves, longitudinal waves can propagate in which environments?

• solid, liquid, and vacuum.

• solid, liquid, and gas.

• solid, gas, and vacuum.

• liquid, gas, and vacuum.

Which of the following is an example of a longitudinal wave?

• Light propagating in air.

• Water waves on the surface of a lake.

• Sound waves propagating in air.

• Waves propagating on a string.

The oscillation direction of transverse wave points is?

• horizontal.

• coincides with the wave propagation direction.

• perpendicular to the wave propagation direction.

• vertical.

In mechanical waves, transverse waves can propagate in which environments?

• solid, liquid, and vacuum.

• solid and on the surface of a liquid.

• solid, gas, and vacuum.

• liquid, gas, and vacuum.

Which of the following is a transverse wave?

• Waves on a guitar string being plucked.

• Sound waves produced by a vibrating guitar string.

• Waves on a...

Which of the following waves is a transverse wave?

• Wave on a guitar string being plucked.

• Sound wave created by a vibrating guitar string.

• Wave on a spring with the end of the spring moving back and forth along the length of the spring.

• Sound wave propagating in the air.