Transvers and Longitudinal

Question 1

is a spring a transverse or longitudinal wave

Answer 1

a spring is a transverse wave

Question 2

what do waves transfer

Answer 2

waves transfer energy

Question 3

How will a cork behave in water when waves are present?

Answer 3

1) The cork will bob up and down as the wave passes.

2) The cork will not move in the direction of the wave.

Question 4

A transverse wave causes the particles in the medium (the substance that the wave travels through) to vibrate at what?

Answer 4

a transverse waves causes the particles in the medium to travel at a right angle to the direction of the waves motion

Question 5

A longitudinal wave causes the medium’s particles to vibrate in the what?

Answer 5

a longitudinal wave causes the particles to vibrate in the same direction as the waves motion

Question 6

give examples of a longitudinal wave

Answer 6

1) Sound wave

2) P wave

Question 7

what are P waves

Answer 7

p waves are pressure waves created by earthquakes

Question 8

give examples of transverse waves

Answer 8

1) water waves

2) Mexican waves