Question

Give any three differences between progressive wave and a stationary wave.

Answer 1

Progressive wave	Stationary wave
1. The wave travel forward with a velocity called wave velocity.	1. The wave do not travel in any direction.
2. There is transfer of energy along the direction of propagation of wave.	2. There is no transfer of energy across any section of the medium.
3. No particle of the medium is permanently at rest.	3. Particles at nodes are always at rest.