Transverse and Longitudinal Waves

Match the following

• Longitudinal Wave

• A wave that moves perpendicular to the
  displacement of the transmitting medium

• Energy Transfer

• The highest part of a wave

• 1. Medium

• The material through which a wave travels

• 1. Transverse wave

• The movement of energy from one system
  to another

• Crest

• A wave that moves in the same direction
  as the displacement of the transmitting medium

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Use the clues provided to complete the questions.

• Longitudinal Waves

• Can travel through solids and liquids but not gases

• Longitudinal Waves

• The particles vibrate at right angles to the direction that the wave travels.

• Transverse Waves

• Can travel through solids, liquids, and gases

• Transverse Waves

• The particles vibrate in the same direction as the  wave travels.

• Transverse Waves

• Consists of crests and troughs

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A music class is practicing guitar, and the teacher mentions that the vibration is created using transverse waves when the string is plucked. Describe how energy is transferred through the string to create sound.

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List one example of a transverse wave and one example of a longitudinal wave, and describe how you know.

1.  

1. What is the lowest part of a transverse wave called?

• 1. Crest

• 1. Rarefaction

• 2. Trough

• 1. Compression

Which definition best describes compression in a longitudinal wave?

• 1. A denser, tightly compressed region of a wave

• 1. A less dense, more spread-out region of a wave

• 1. The highest part of a wave

• 1. The lowest part of a wave

The energy in _______________________________vibrates particles in an up-and-down motion, causing a disturbance.

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How is energy transferred through longitudinal waves?

• 1. Particles move side to side, away from the starting point.

• 1. Particles move perpendicular to the wave motion.

• 1. Particles must be transmitted through a vacuum.

• 1. Particles move parallel to the wave motion.

1. How is energy transferred through transverse waves?

• 1. Movement of particles perpendicular to the direction of the wave

• 1. Giving off light in the direction of the wave

• 1. Giving off sound in the direction of the wave

• 1. Movement of particles parallel to the direction of the wave

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What type of wave is demonstrated in the model below? How is energy transferred through it?

• Transverse wave; energy travels in the same direction, and particles vibrate.

• Transverse wave; energy travels up and down in the direction of the wave.

• 1. Longitudinal wave; energy travels in the same direction, and particles vibrate.

• 1. Longitudinal wave; energy travels up and down in the direction of the wave.

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