A student pushes and pulls one end of a slinky spring to make a longitudinal wave.
Which statement describes how the coils of the spring move?
They vibrate at right angles to the direction the wave travels
They move along the spring with the wave and stay at the far end
They vibrate parallel to the direction the wave travels
They stay still while the wave energy moves along the spring
52 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Physics 5.1 Wave behaviour, covering 5.1.1 Describing wave motion, 5.1.2 Wavelength and frequency, 5.1.3 Wave speed, frequency and wavelength, 5.1.4 Wave speed problems, 5.1.5 Transverse and longitudinal waves, 5.1.6 Sound waves crossing between media, 5.1.7 Reflection, transmission and absorption at interfaces, 5.1.8 Sound waves and vibrations in solids, 5.1.9 Frequency range and human hearing, 5.1.10 Modelling waves with water ripples and sound, and 5.1.11 Evidence that the wave travels, not the medium. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.