Question

When the string on a violin vibrates, waves move in both directions along the string, interfering with each other. Sometimes these waves interact to make nodes and antinodes. These waves do not appear to move along the string. What are these kinds of waves called?(1 point)
Responses

frequency waves
frequency waves

longitudinal waves
longitudinal waves

standing waves
standing waves

transverse waves

Answer 1

The waves described in your question are called **standing waves**. Standing waves are formed when two waves of the same frequency and amplitude travel in opposite directions along a medium, such as a string. This results in the formation of nodes (points of no displacement) and antinodes (points of maximum displacement) along the string.