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What Are waves in which particles move back and forth parallel to the direction of the wave?
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Compression waves.
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What is the difference between how transverse waves and longitudinal waves move particles?
In transverse waves, particles move in a parallel & perpendicular direction relative to the direction of energy transport.
What type of waves move the particles of the medium parallel to the direction in which the wave are traveling?
longitude
What are Waves that move the particles of the medium parallel to the direction in which the waves are traveling called?
Longitudinal. An example of a longitudinal wave is sound. It pushes the medium particles forwards and backwards, parallel to the wave's direction. Transverse waves cause particles to move perpendicular to the wave. (E.g. visible light, x-rays, microwaves)
What are Waves that move the particles of the wave parallel to the direction the waves are traveling are called?
the distance between two corresponding parts of a wave is a waves
In what type of wave do the particles in the medium experience forces parallel to the waves direction?
longtitudidal wave
What is the difference between how transverse waves and longitudinal waves move particles?
In transverse waves, particles move in a parallel & perpendicular direction relative to the direction of energy transport.
Why aren't sound waves called transverse waves?
Because they are longitudinal waves. The direction of oscillation of the particles is parallel to the direction of propagation of the waves.
How do the particles move in the ground when p waves pass through it?
P waves are longitudinal mechanical waves which are formed from alternating compressions and rarefactions. In a longitudinal wave the particle displacement is parallel to the direction of wave propagation.The particles do not move with the wave; they simply oscillate back and forth about their individual equilibrium positions. Thus particles in the ground move or vibrate along or parallel to the traveling direction of the P wave when it passes through them..
What is the opposite of a longitudinal wave?
Longitudinal waves consist particles in a medium (ex of a medium= air) vibrate back and forth in a parallel direction to the direction of the wave is traveling. Example of a longitudinal wave are sound waves. Boom! Opposite of longitudinal waves would be a transverse wave where instead of particles moving in a parallel direction, transverse waves vibrate in a medium, side by side perpendicular to the direction the wave travels to. Example of a transverse wave is a light wave. Hope this helped =]
Why is sound waves are longitudinal waves?
This is because the direction of wave propagation is parallel to the direction of the oscillation of the particles causing the wave to propagate.
describe the longitudinal nature of sound waves?
waves in which the motion of the individual particles of the medium is in a direction that is parallel to the direction of energy transport.
What kind of waves caused particles of rocks to move back and forth in the same direction?
Longitudinal or compression waves.
What kind of waves cause particles in rocks to move back and forth in the same direction?
Longitudinal or compression waves.
What kind waves cause particles in rocks to move back and forth in the same direction?
Longitudinal or compression waves.
What type of waves move the particles of the medium parallel to the direction in which the wave are traveling?
longitude
What are Waves that move the particles of the medium parallel to the direction in which the waves are traveling called?
Longitudinal. An example of a longitudinal wave is sound. It pushes the medium particles forwards and backwards, parallel to the wave's direction. Transverse waves cause particles to move perpendicular to the wave. (E.g. visible light, x-rays, microwaves)
What are Waves that move the particles of the wave parallel to the direction the waves are traveling are called?
the distance between two corresponding parts of a wave is a waves
