Question

transverse wave practice

1. draw a wave

label:

• crest
• trough
• rest position
• amplitude

Explanation:

A transverse wave has oscillating particles perpendicular to its direction of travel. The rest position is the undisturbed line; crests are the highest points above it, troughs the lowest points below it, and amplitude is the distance from rest position to a crest (or trough).

Answer:

1. Draw a horizontal straight line (this is the Rest position, the undisturbed state of the medium).
2. Draw a wave-like curve above and below this line:

• The highest points of the curve above the rest position are Crests.
• The lowest points of the curve below the rest position are Troughs.

1. Mark the vertical distance from the rest position to the top of a crest (or bottom of a trough) as Amplitude.

(Visual representation:
---Rest position---
∧ ∧
/ \/ \
/ ∨ \
/ ∧ \
------------
Trough Trough)