Question

Ten students stand in a circle and are told to make a transverse wave. what best describes the motion of the students?

Answer 1

For transverse waves the displacement of the medium is perpendicular to the direction of propagation of the wave. A ripple on a pond and a wave on a string are easily visualized transverse waves. Hope this helps. Have a nice day. Feel free to ask more questions.

Answer 2

Answer:

Up and down movement of hands shows the motion of the students.

Explanation:

In this case, Ten students stand in a circle and are told to make a transverse wave. In transverse wave the particles move in a direction perpendicular to the direction of motion. The maximum displacement of particles creates the crest and the minimum displacement creates the troughs.

In order to describe the motion of of the students, each student has to move his or her hand up and down continuously. The movement in upper direction forms crest and the movement in downward direction forms trough.