Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Progressive waves

Progressive waves — practice question

In a progressive wave, two particles are separated by $10\,\text{cm}$. The two graphs illustrate how the displacement $d$ of each particle changes with time $t$. What situation could the two graphs represent?

  • Aparticles in a longitudinal wave with a compression and the nearest rarefaction separated by $10\,\text{cm}$
  • Bparticles in a longitudinal wave with a compression and the nearest rarefaction separated by $20\,\text{cm}$
  • Cparticles in a transverse wave with a peak and the nearest trough separated by $20\,\text{cm}$
  • Dparticles in a transverse wave with two adjacent peaks separated by $10\,\text{cm}$

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