Wave Introduction

Question 1

Mechanical waves

Answer 1

Waves that rely on particles to transmit energy.

Question 2

Examples of mechanical waveas

Answer 2

sound waves, string waves, water waves, seismic waves, ultra sound waves etc.

Question 3

Transverse waves

Answer 3

The direction of propagation is normal to the direction of the particle’s oscillations

Question 4

Longitudinal waves

Answer 4

The direction of the wave propagation is parallel to the direction of a particle’s oscillations

Question 5

Examples of transverse waves

Answer 5

EM waves, S-waves, water waves

Question 6

Examples of longitudinal waves

Answer 6

Sound waves, ultra sound waves, P-waves

Question 7

A p wave is a type of

Answer 7

Stationary wave

Question 8

Two points in a wave can be a out of phase by

Answer 8

n radians