Question 1
A sound wave travels through air and a transverse wave travels along a stretched string. Which key feature is present in the sound wave but not in the transverse wave?
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Physics · Unit 2 · Waves · Wave properties
Describe the concepts of compression, rarefaction, crest, trough, displacement, amplitude, period, frequency, wavelength and velocity and identify them on graphical and visual representations of a wave.
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Question 2
A longitudinal wave travels through a spring. Which feature of the wave directly corresponds to the crest of a transverse wave?
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Question 3
The diagram shows a transverse wave on a string at a particular instant in time. Which label correctly identifies a point of maximum displacement in the positive direction?
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