54.7k views
0 votes
We saw this image on the Physics Classroom. Maybe you have experienced this

with a slinky, or perhaps with a jump rope or thick string. Explain what you see or
may have seen or experienced if you move the slinky left to right, as compared
to up and down:
SEREBRNI KODINKO RESSORTU VODUSE Scored
Sliky waves can be made by vibrating
the first coil back and forth in either
a horizontal or a vertical direction.

We saw this image on the Physics Classroom. Maybe you have experienced this with a-example-1
User Allen
by
4.2k points

1 Answer

5 votes

Answer:

The left to right motion causes a pulse in the coils and it doesn't look like the wave is moving but it is a longitudinal wave. Moving it side to side causes a "snake like" motion of the slinky, which is a transverse wave

Step-by-step explanation:

User Vasiliy Toporov
by
4.6k points