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Q: What type of waves are caused by a back and forth movement or vibration of an object?
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What is a rapid back and forth movement is a?

longitudinal vibration


What is the name of rapid back and forth movement?

A vibration.


What term means the rapid movement of particle back and forth?

vibration or brownian motion


What is a repeated back and forth motion in waves?

The back and forth movement of an object is called undulation, more commonly referred to as swaying or rocking. An object's undulation is measured in cycles (e.g. the number of times an object moves back and forth) per unit time. Ex. the undulation of a pendulum (such as in a grandfather clock) is usually measured in cycles per second.


A vibration which is rapid back and forth motion?

The rapid back and forth of air or other matter is the sounds vibration (vibration is the anwser).


What are the back and forth movement caused by earthquake?

if you mean where they rub sideways against eachother then that is called the transform movement.


When you make sounds by plucking a rubber band you make the rubber band move back and forth very quickly this movement is called?

vibration


Another word for a movement back and forth is called?

A back-and-forth or reciprocating movement is known as an oscillation. An example would be the motion of a pendulum. Closely related words include flux, undulation, pulsation, cycle, vibration, alternation, and see-saw(ing).


When referring to vibration the period is?

The time required for a single vibration (back and forth motion).


What is rapid back and forth motions?

Vibration


What is a rapid back and forth motion?

Vibration


What is repeated back and forth or up and down motion?

vibration