Ten students stand in a circle and are told to make a transverse wave. What best describes the motion of the students?

Question

Each student bumps the shoulder of his or her neighbor.
At the exact time, all students take a step to the right.
The students skip clockwise, going in a circular motion.
One at a time, each student lifts his or her hands up and then down.

Answer 1

The best description of the motion of the students making a transverse wave is:

One at a time, each student lifts his or her hands up and then down.

In a transverse wave, particles move perpendicular to the direction of the wave propagation. In this scenario, when each student lifts their hands up and then down sequentially, it creates a wave-like motion that spreads around the circle, resembling a transverse wave pattern. The other options describe different types of motions but do not represent a transverse wave effectively.