End a of a Slinky Is Held Motionless near the Ceiling

question 36

Multiple Choice

End A of a Slinky is held motionless near the ceiling. End B is held on the floor so that there is a slight stretch. End B is quickly rotated one half turn about the axis of the Slinky and then returned to its original position, so as to "twist" and then "untwist" the coils. The wave so produced is a

• A) longitudinal wave.
• B) transverse wave.
• C) standing wave.
• D) It is none of these.

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