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In wave motion, what is the phenomenon by which energy can move through a medium without causing any net displacement of the medium itself?
In wave motion, what is the phenomenon by which energy can move through a medium without causing any net displacement of the medium itself?
- Wave motion (correct)
- Longitudinal oscillation
- Transverse oscillation
- Amplitude
What is the term for a disturbance that is moving at right angles to the direction of the energy moving through the medium?
What is the term for a disturbance that is moving at right angles to the direction of the energy moving through the medium?
- Pendulum
- Wavelength
- Oscillation
- Transverse oscillation (correct)
What is the term for a disturbance that is moving in the same direction as the energy moving through the medium?
What is the term for a disturbance that is moving in the same direction as the energy moving through the medium?
- Wave motion
- Pendulum
- Amplitude
- Longitudinal oscillation (correct)
What is the maximum displacement from the starting point or 'equilibrium position' in a wave motion?
What is the maximum displacement from the starting point or 'equilibrium position' in a wave motion?
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What is the term for the distance from one point on the wave to the same point on the next wave?
What is the term for the distance from one point on the wave to the same point on the next wave?
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