Transverse & Longitudinal Waves (AQA GCSE Physics Combined Science): Quizzes
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What do all waves transfer from one place to another?
What do all waves transfer from one place to another?
Energy
In transverse waves, how do oscillations relate to the direction of energy transfer?
In transverse waves, how do oscillations relate to the direction of energy transfer?
Perpendicular to it
Which of these is an example of a transverse wave?
Which of these is an example of a transverse wave?
Light waves
What features do transverse waves have?
What features do transverse waves have?
Peaks and troughs
In longitudinal waves, how do oscillations relate to energy transfer direction?
In longitudinal waves, how do oscillations relate to energy transfer direction?
Parallel to it
Which of these is an example of a longitudinal wave?
Which of these is an example of a longitudinal wave?
Sound waves
What are compressions in a longitudinal wave?
What are compressions in a longitudinal wave?
Regions where particles are close together
What are rarefactions in a longitudinal wave?
What are rarefactions in a longitudinal wave?
Regions where particles are spread out
What features do longitudinal waves have?
What features do longitudinal waves have?
Compressions and rarefactions
What do all longitudinal waves require to travel in?
What do all longitudinal waves require to travel in?
A medium
In a wave, what actually travels?
In a wave, what actually travels?
The wave itself
In a water wave, what happens to the water?
In a water wave, what happens to the water?
It doesn't keep moving with the wave