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secondary waves
transverse wave
the answer to this question is transverse wave
A transverse wave are waves that move the medium at right angles to the direction in which the waves travel.
Secondary waves, or S waves move from side to side, or up and down.
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S Waves
Transverse Waves
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secondary waves
Compressional Waves
transverse wave
the answer to this question is transverse wave
A transverse wave are waves that move the medium at right angles to the direction in which the waves travel.
When you make a wave on a rope, the wave moves from one end of the rope to the other. But the rope itself moves up and down or from side to side, at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels. Waves that move the medium at right angles to the direction in which the waves travel are called transverse waves. Transverse means "across". As a transverse wave moves, the particles of the medium move across, or at right angle to, the direction of the wave.
It need not go up and down. Assuming the wave moves "forward", the individual particles may move up and down, or left and right - or diagonally. In any case, the individual particles move at right angles to the movement of the wave, because that is what "tarnsverse" means.