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What does the distance between any two successive crests or troughs represent in transverse waves?
What does the distance between any two successive crests or troughs represent in transverse waves?
- Time period of the wave
- Amplitude of the wave
- Frequency of the wave
- Wave length (λ) (correct)
Which type of waves have particles of the medium vibrating perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation?
Which type of waves have particles of the medium vibrating perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation?
- Electromagnetic waves
- Longitudinal waves
- Surface waves
- Transverse waves (correct)
In which type of medium can transverse waves propagate?
In which type of medium can transverse waves propagate?
- Only in vacuum
- Solids and gases
- Gases and liquids
- Solids and on the surface of liquids (correct)
What is a pulse in the context of wave motion?
What is a pulse in the context of wave motion?
What property do transverse waves undergo, as mentioned in the text?
What property do transverse waves undergo, as mentioned in the text?
What is the defining characteristic of transverse waves?
What is the defining characteristic of transverse waves?
What type of waves are the ripples on the surface of water and the secondary waves of an earthquake?
What type of waves are the ripples on the surface of water and the secondary waves of an earthquake?
In which type of medium can transverse waves propagate?
In which type of medium can transverse waves propagate?
What do all particles of the medium do in transverse waves?
What do all particles of the medium do in transverse waves?
What is not a defining characteristic of transverse waves?
What is not a defining characteristic of transverse waves?
Which of the following is not a property of transverse waves?
Which of the following is not a property of transverse waves?
Which type of wave undergoes polarization?
Which type of wave undergoes polarization?
Which medium allows transverse waves to propagate?
Which medium allows transverse waves to propagate?
Which type of wave does not propagate in gases?
Which type of wave does not propagate in gases?
What type of disturbance is a pulse in wave motion?
What type of disturbance is a pulse in wave motion?
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