Exploring Transverse and Longitudinal Waves

The video tutorial introduces mechanical waves, explaining their types: transverse and longitudinal. It discusses how particle motion relates to energy transfer in these waves. Key characteristics such as period, frequency, amplitude, and wavelength are explored, with examples and calculations to illustrate these concepts. The tutorial concludes with a method to calculate wave speed using wavelength and frequency.

What defines the two types of mechanical waves?

• The medium through which they travel

• The direction of particle motion relative to energy transfer

• The frequency of the waves

• The speed at which they travel

In a transverse wave, how do the particles move?

• Left and right

• Back and forth

• Up and down

• In a circular motion

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

• Ripples on a pond

• Stadium waves

• Waves on a guitar string

• Sound waves

What does the vertical axis represent in the graph showing the motion of a single particle?

• Time

• Displacement

• Frequency

• Wavelength

How do you calculate the period of a wave?

• Wavelength divided by frequency

• Time divided by number of cycles

• Frequency divided by wavelength

• Number of cycles divided by time

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What is the term for the maximum displacement of a particle from its rest position?

• Frequency

• Period

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

In the second graph, what does the horizontal axis represent?

• Time

• Frequency

• Displacement

• Position of a particle in the wave medium

What is the wavelength in the given example?

• 6 cycles

• 30 seconds

• 2 mm

• 5 cm

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How do you calculate the speed of a wave?

• Period divided by wavelength

• Frequency divided by wavelength

• Wavelength divided by frequency

• Wavelength divided by period

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What is the relationship between frequency and period?

• Frequency is equal to period

• Frequency is double the period

• Frequency is half the period

• Frequency is the inverse of period

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