A-LevelPhysicsWaves9702/12 · May/June 2013 · Q261 Mark

What is correct for all transverse waves?

AThey are all electromagnetic.

BThey can all be polarised.

CThey can all travel through a vacuum.

DThey all involve the oscillation of atoms.

✓ Correct answer

B: They can all be polarised.

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