Question

In the space below, write one sentence describing how particles move in a longitudinal wave. Then, write two more sentences describing how wavelength and amplitude are measured.

Answer 1

First statement: The particles which are displaced is parallel to the direction of energy transport or to the direction the wave travels.

Second statement: amplitude is measured by determining how far the molecules of the medium have been displaced from their normal rest position.

Third statement: wavelength is measured through determining the distance between one point on the wave and the corresponding point on the next one.

Step-by-step explanation:

Wave can be defined as a displacement that occurs in a medium, from one point to another. There are two different kinds of waves in physics which includes:

- Longitudinal wave and

- Transverse wave.

In a longitudinal wave, particles are displaced parallel to the direction of energy transport or to the direction the wave travels. There are also different properties which can be used to describe a longitudinal wave and they includes:

- amplitude: amplitude is measured by determining how far the molecules of the medium have been displaced from their normal rest position in a longitudinal wave.

- wavelength is measured through determining the distance between one point on the wave and the corresponding point on the next one.