Question

A transverse wave travels along the Z-axis. The particles of the medium must move
(a) along the Z-axis (b) along the X-axis (c) along the Y-axis (d) in the X-Y plane.

Answer 1

(d) in the X-Y plane.

EXPLANATION:

The particles of the medium move perpendicular to the direction of the propagation of the wave in the case of a transverse wave. Here the wave travels along the Z-axis. All the lines in the X-Y plane are perpendicular to Z-axis, hence the particles of the medium must move in the X-Y plane.