Practise MYP Physics questions on 4.1 Longitudinal and Transverse Waves and review the explanations to check your understanding.
Use these questions for topic practice and to find ideas you want to revisit in your notes or lessons.
When a wave pulse is generated in a rope by shaking one end, the hand shaking the rope acts as the:
True or False: In a transverse wave, the individual particles of the medium follow a path that is parallel to the direction of energy transfer.
In the classification of waves, the relationship between the __________ and the direction of wave travel determines if the wave is transverse or longitudinal.
The textbook classifies ripples moving across the surface of water as which type of wave?
Which of the following correctly defines the direction in which a wave is said to be travelling?
Source of energy
Rarefaction point
Equilibrium position
Medium
True
False
wave source mass
speed of light
particle vibration direction
medium density
Longitudinal
Stationary
Transverse
Torsional
The direction of the individual particle vibrations
The direction perpendicular to the energy flow
The direction in which the energy is being transferred
The direction from the trough to the crest
