Question

Suppose, you are in a sporting event. You notice that everyone stands up when it’s his turn,
creating a wave that moves through the crowd and they sit back down again after a while. This wave
move around the stadium without moving the people around it. Considering this situation, justify
your answer about nature of wave.

Answer 1

Answer:

Transverse wave

Explanation:

The audience wave formed at sporting event move around the stadium without moving the people around it. This kind wave are called transverse waves, where the particle(crowd) oscillates perpendicular to the propagation of the wave. This can be compared with the wave that is created on a horizontal length of string by anchoring one end and moving the other end up and down.