Wave Properties and Classifications

The video tutorial explains how waves transfer energy and can be classified as either transverse or longitudinal. Longitudinal waves involve particles vibrating parallel to the wave direction, exemplified by sound waves. Transverse waves involve particles vibrating perpendicular to the wave direction, seen in water and electromagnetic waves. The video emphasizes that energy, not the medium, travels through waves.

What is the primary function of waves?

• To move particles

• To generate light

• To transfer energy

• To create sound

How are waves classified?

• By their speed

• By their color

• By their direction of particle vibration

• By their temperature

In longitudinal waves, how do particles move in relation to the wave direction?

• Randomly

• Perpendicular

• Parallel

• Circular

What is an example of a longitudinal wave?

• Light wave

• Water wave

• Radio wave

• Sound wave

In transverse waves, how do particles move in relation to the wave direction?

• In a spiral

• Perpendicular

• In a zigzag

• Parallel

Which of the following is a transverse wave?

• Water surface wave

• Sound wave

• Seismic wave

• Pressure wave

What type of waves are electromagnetic waves?

• Mechanical

• Surface

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

What remains stationary while energy travels in a wave?

• The amplitude

• The energy

• The medium

• The frequency

What is the key difference between transverse and longitudinal waves?

• The frequency of the wave

• The direction of particle vibration

• The speed of the wave

• The type of medium

Which statement is true about wave energy?

• It changes the medium's temperature

• It travels through the medium

• It stays in one place

• It moves the medium