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Q: What is a wave in a rope an example of?
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Is a rope wave a longitudinal wave?

No, rope wave is a transverse wave, because the direction of oscillation is perpendicular to the direction of movement of wave.


The medium of a wave is?

The medium of a wave is the matter a wave travels through.So yeah, if you wiggle a rope, the medium isn't the air around the rope... the medium is the rope itself!


What carries a wave medium wave heat or rope?

The options "medium" and "rope" are correct. "Medium" is the most general term for whatever carries a wave; a "rope" is one possible type of medium.


Name one example of each type of wave?

transverse= rope longitudinal= spring surface= water & air


What type of wave is a sine wave?

A periodic wave done using a rope is for example a sine wave. It is the form of Simple Harmonic Motion, and traces the equation y = sin(x) where y=1 and -1 are the peaks.


What the source of the wave pulse?

The rope is the source of wave pulse.


Does a wave in a lasso travel as a transverse or longitudinal wave?

It travels as a transverse wave. A longitudinal wave would mean the the rope is stretching and compressing. The fact that you see displacement perpendicular to the rope means it is transverse.


How can a transverse wave produce on a rope?

Lay a long length of rope on the ground, straight out. Grab one end and jerk it upward and downward. A wave will pass down towards the other end of the rope, this is a transverse wave.


The type of waves formed by shaking a rope are called?

the answer is longitudinal wavethe above answer would be incorrect. The correct answer is transverse wave.


A wave ceated by a shaking rope up and down is called?

transverse wave


Is a transverse wave an example of an longitudinal wave?

No, they are different types of wave. Transverse waves vibrate across the direction of motion, like the waves you get when you shake a rope. Longitudinal waves vibrate back and forth along the direction of motion like a sound wave.


Explain how horses causes a rope wave?

Hoses cause a rope wave when you grasp their ends in each hand, and Whip them downward and upward repetitively.