'24: Norman: 6th: Transverse & Longitudinal Waves

What type of wave moves particles of the medium perpendicular to the direction the wave is traveling?

• Longitudinal wave

• Transverse wave

• Surface wave

• Sound wave

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

• Light wave

• Water wave

• Sound wave

• Radio wave

What is the main way energy is transferred in a transverse wave?

• By compressions and rarefactions

• By particles moving parallel to the wave direction

• By particles moving perpendicular to the wave direction

• By chemical reactions

Which part of a longitudinal wave is where the particles are closest together?

• Crest

• Trough

• Compression

• Rarefaction

What do we call the highest point of a transverse wave?

• Crest

• Trough

• Compression

• Rarefaction

If you shake one end of a rope up and down, what type of wave are you creating?

• Longitudinal wave

• Transverse wave

• Surface wave

• Electromagnetic wave

Which of the following best describes how energy is transferred in a longitudinal wave?

• Energy moves in a circular motion

• Energy moves perpendicular to the wave direction

• Energy moves parallel to the wave direction

• Energy does not move at all

A student plucks a guitar string, causing a wave to travel along the string. Which type of wave is this, and how is energy transferred?

• Longitudinal; energy moves parallel to the string

• Transverse; energy moves perpendicular to the string

• Longitudinal; energy moves perpendicular to the string

• Transverse; energy moves parallel to the string

If you observe a slinky being pushed and pulled along its length, what type of wave are you seeing, and how is energy transferred?

• Transverse; perpendicular to the slinky

• Longitudinal; parallel to the slinky

• Surface; in a circular motion

• Electromagnetic; through empty space

A teacher claps their hands in a classroom. Explain how the sound reaches the students’ ears using the concept of energy transfer in waves.

• The sound energy is transferred through air as a longitudinal wave, moving parallel to the direction of the wave.

• The sound energy is transferred through air as a transverse wave, moving perpendicular to the direction of the wave.

• The sound energy is transferred through air as a surface wave, moving in circles.

• The sound energy is transferred through air as an electromagnetic wave.