The Moon's gravitational pull causes the waves to move between high and low tide.
When particles move up and down with a wave, this is known as vertical or transverse wave motion. In this type of wave, particles move perpendicular to the direction in which the wave is traveling. This motion creates crests and troughs in the wave pattern.
The particles of a transverse wave move perpendicular to the direction of the wave. As the wave passes through a medium, the particles move up and down or side to side in a direction that is perpendicular to the direction of the wave propagation.
compressional wave
transverse wave
A longitudinal wave moves in the same direction as the wave energy, while a transverse wave moves perpendicular to the wave energy. This means that the particles in a longitudinal wave move back and forth parallel to the wave direction, while the particles in a transverse wave move up and down perpendicular to the wave direction.
Transverse wave
Circularly in a vertical plane as the wave passes. The particles in a water wave move up and down as the wave passes through them, while the overall direction of the wave travels horizontally.
A sound wave is a longitudinal mechanical wave, meaning the particles in the medium move parallel to the direction of the wave propagation. This distinguishes it from a transverse wave, where the particles move perpendicular to the wave propagation.
Water does not move with a wave believe it or not. It moves up and down with the wave but a wave is just energy moving through something.
In a longitudinal wave, particles move back and forth in the same direction as the wave is traveling. This means that the particles oscillate parallel to the direction of the wave.
Transverse wave. In a transverse wave, particles of the medium move perpendicular to the direction of the wave propagation. An example is a wave on a string where the string moves up and down while the wave travels horizontally.
The particles of the wave (for compressive waves). Or for transverse waves, yet the particles move parallel to the wave too.