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In a transverse wave that travels through a medium how do the molecules of the medium vibrate?
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∙ 14y ago
The quaggas of the wave, which are the midpoints, start to spasm out of control.
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In a transverse wave that travels through a medium the molecules of the medium vibrate in which direction?
The molecules vibrate perpendicular to the direction of propagation or motion.
In a transverse wave that travels through a mediun the molecules of the medium vibrate?
Up to a crest, then down through a trough, then back. APEX :P
The matter through which a wave travels is called what?
a medium. but longitudinal waves do not have to travel through a medium. This is why transverse waves cannot vibrate through space.a medium. but longitudinal waves do not have to travel through a medium. This is why transverse waves cannot vibrate through space.
Transverse waves vibrate to the direction it travels?
perpendicular to or at right angles to their direction of motion
What makes noise on earth but not on space?
Sound travels in waves like light or heat does, but unlike them, sound travels by making molecules vibrate. So, in order for sound to travel, there has to be something with molecules for it to travel through. On Earth, sound travels to your ears by vibrating air molecules. In deep space, the large empty areas between stars and planets, there are no molecules to vibrate. There is no sound there.
When the temperature wave that travel through a medium the molecules of the medium vibrate?
B. at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels
How does the pitch change the density of an object it travels through?
It makes the molecules vibrate so the density chages. Your question is a bit unclear.
How does sound travel through materials?
sound travels through materials through molecules as we talk through our vocal box the molecule present in the air material start to vibrate it is because the material contain air as they vibrate we hear sound
Why sound canot travel in space?
In order for sound to travel, there has to be something with molecules for it t travel through. On Earth, sound travels by vibrating air molecules, there are no molecules in space, nothing to vibrate
What are waves in which the particles vibrate back and forth along the path that the wave travels?
Compression waves (as opposed to transverse waves).
What are waves in which the particles vibrate back and forth along the path that the wave travels called?
Compression waves (as opposed to transverse waves).
How does the medium vibrate in a transverse wave?
during the propagation of traverse wave the molecules of medium vibrate up and down from mean position in the form of crest and trough.Example:wave in spring,wave in waterWater is the typical example given, but the water wave is a compressive wave at a boundary -- sort of a half transverse wave. Light is the physic's transverse wave. It too should be looked at suspiciously.
