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CAPE Physics Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 1 · Question Q18

Which of the following pairs of words BEST describes how a wave disturbance moves in relation to the direction of energy transfer for longitudinal and transverse waves?

  1. (A)Longitudinal: Same; Transverse: Opposite
  2. (B)Longitudinal: Same; Transverse: Perpendicular
  3. (C)Longitudinal: Opposite; Transverse: Same
  4. (D)Longitudinal: Opposite; Transverse: Perpendicular

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