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Are sound waves transverse waves while light waves are longitudinal waves or are all sound waves and light waves longitudinal waves?
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∙ 7y ago
Light waves are transverse.Sound waves may be transverse or longitudinal. Sound in gases can only be longitudinal.
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Give an example of a logitudinal and transverse wave?
Sound waves and Primary Earthquake waves are longitudinal.
Does a electromagnetic spectrum consists of sound waves and light waves?
No. Only light. bcoz light is a transverse wave where as sound is a longitudinal wave.electromagnetic consist of all transverse waves
Light waves are examples of transverse waves?
Yes. The other type of wave is longitudinal, which is what sound waves are.
Are sound waves in air transverse or longitudinal?
Longitudinal.
Are light waves transverse waves or longitudinal waves?
Longitudinal
Are sound waves and light waves transverse?
Light is an electromagnetic wave; and those are transverse. Sound is usually a longitudinal wave.
Give an example of a logitudinal and transverse wave?
Sound waves and Primary Earthquake waves are longitudinal.
Is refraction a property of transverse waves longitudinal waves or both?
Refraction Phenomenon becomes possible for both transverse (light waves) and longitudinal (sound waves)
What happens when transverse electromagnetic waves encounter cavity?
light waves or electromagnetic waves are transverse and sound waves are longitudinal
Light and sound waves have many similar properties however light waves are while sound waves are?
transverse; longitudinal.
Does a electromagnetic spectrum consists of sound waves and light waves?
No. Only light. bcoz light is a transverse wave where as sound is a longitudinal wave.electromagnetic consist of all transverse waves
Are light radio and sound transverse waves?
Light is an electromagnetic wave; and those are transverse. Sound is usually a longitudinal wave.
Are sound waves in air transverse or longitudinal?
Longitudinal.
Light waves are examples of transverse waves?
Yes. The other type of wave is longitudinal, which is what sound waves are.
Sound waves are transverse waves?
Nope, longitudinal.
Are sound waves longitudinal in solids?
No Sound waves are longitudinal. Being longitudinal they cannot be POLARISED.
Are light waves transverse waves or longitudinal waves?
Longitudinal
