Mechanical waves require a medium (solid, liquid, or gas) to travel through. They propagate energy by causing particles in the medium to oscillate. These can be: Transverse Waves: In transverse ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. The questions in this quiz are suitable for GCSE physics students studying longitudinal waves, transverse waves ...

Mechanical and electromagnetic waves, transverse and longitudinal waves, pulses and continuous waves are compared. Frequency, wavelength, period, and amplitude of waves are studied. In the lab ...