Question

consider the three statements. two are true. one is false. select the false statement. tap a statement to select or deselect. tap the check answer button when ready. #1 a wave transports energy from the source to a distant location. #2 a wave moves through a medium because particle a pushes on particle b which pushes on particle c which pushes on ... #3 when a wave moves through a medium, particles of the medium move along an undulating (curved) path from one end to the other. student name: lr@ss.w**s.nt level: two truths and a lie progress report #1 #2 #3 tap for question - specific help help me! view directions to main menu

Explanation:

• Statement #1: Waves do transport energy from their source to distant locations (e.g., sound waves carry energy from a speaker, light waves from a bulb), so this is true.
• Statement #2: In a mechanical wave (like sound in air or water waves), particles of the medium interact—one particle's motion disturbs the next, transferring energy (even if particles don't travel far, they push/pull neighbors), so this describes wave propagation in a medium accurately, true.
• Statement #3: When a wave moves through a medium, particles of the medium typically oscillate (move back - and - forth, up - and - down, etc.) around their equilibrium positions, not travel along the wave's path from one end to the other. For example, in a water wave, a water molecule bobs up and down; in a sound wave in air, air molecules oscillate locally. So this statement is false.

Answer:

#3. When a wave moves through a medium, particles of the medium move along an undulating (curved) path from one end to the other.