If a piece of ribbon were tied to a stretched string carrying a transverse wave, how would the ribbon be observed to oscillate?
A) Perpendicular to the wave motion
B) Parallel to the wave motion
C) Neither (A) nor (B)
D) Both (A) and (B)

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The ribbon would oscillate perpendicular to the direction of the wave motion because transverse waves cause particles (or objects like a ribbon) to move up and down or side to side—perpendicular to the direction the wave is traveling.

If a Piece of Ribbon Were Tied to a Stretched