Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Stationary waves

Stationary waves — practice question

A guitar string is plucked. Which statement describes the waves produced?

  • ALongitudinal waves on the string cause longitudinal waves in the air.
  • BLongitudinal waves on the string cause transverse waves in the air.
  • CTransverse waves on the string cause longitudinal waves in the air.
  • DTransverse waves on the string cause transverse waves in the air.

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