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What is the different between transverse wave and longitudinal wave?
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∙ 11y ago
The vibration of the Longitudinal wave is parallel to the wave direction and the vibration is perpendicular to the direction in the transverse wave.
Bethel Grady
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∙ 14y agoParticles in transverse waves vibrate perpendicular to the direction of the wave and those in longitudinal waves vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave. Light waves are transverse waves while sound waves are longitudinal.
In general waves are quaternion and contain a real /longitudinal wave and a vector/transverse wave.
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∙ 11y agoTransverse waves are in which the particles of the mediium would vibrate perpendicular to the direction of propagation of the wave.
But in longitudinal just parallel to the direction of propagation.
Transverse wave propagation needs the cohesivity of the material medium. Since air medium does not have it, only logitudinal waves can be propagated through air and not transverse.
Waves on the surface of water, wavers produced in a stretched string as we pluck it are the examples
Light wave is also an example but with one main difference light waves are not mechanical waves but electromagnetic in nature.
Sound waves are good examples for longitudinal and using Melde's apparatus, longitudinal waves can be produced in a stretched string by pulling and pushing it.
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∙ 13y agoThe vibration of the Longitudinal wave is parallel to the wave direction and the vibration is perpendicular to the direction in the transverse wave.
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The crest of a transverse wave similar to what on a longitudinal wave?
compression
A wave in which particles move back and forth at right angles to the direction of travel is called what?
a wave in which matter is moved back and forth in the direction the wave is moving
What wave energy causes matter in the medium to move up and down or back an forth at right angles to the wave?
The answer to your question is a longitudinal wave. The motion of the wave is parallel to the direction of the particles. An example is a sound wave.When particles move perpendicular to the direction of the wave, the wave is called a transverse wave. An example is a water wave.
How does a wave surface form?
This occurs when transverse waves and longitudinal waves combine!
Wave that moves back and forth?
True. The up-down type of wave is called a "transverse wave". Light, for example, is this kind of wave. Sound, however, is a different kind of wave. It is the back-forth type, called "longitudinal", or "compression" waves.
Who transverse waves are different from longitudinal waves?
A longitudinal wave is a "side-on" waveform. A transverse Wave is a "end-on" waveform.
What is difference between longitudinal and transverse waves?
The vibration of the Longitudinal wave is parallel to the wave direction and the vibration is perpendicular to the direction in the transverse wave.
Must a wave be transverse or longitudinal explain?
A wave must be transverse or longitudinal or both.
Is an earthquake a transverse wave or a longitudinal wave?
Earthquakes generate both transverse and longitudinal waves.
Is a radio a transverse wave or a longitudinal wave?
its a transverse wave
Is a radio wave longitudinal?
Radio wave is not a longitudinal wave it is a transverse wave
Is light a transverse or longitudinal wave?
Light is transverse in nature.
Are satellites a Transverse or longitudinal wave?
Transverse :)
Is the stadium wave at right a transverse or longitudinal wave?
Its a transverse wave.
Describe two major differences between transverse and longitudinal waves give a practical example of each?
In a transverse wave, the direction of the propagation of the wave is perpendicular tothe direction of the vibration of the source whereas in a longitudinal wave, they both are parallel to each other. A longitudinal wave requires a medium to propagate but a transverse wave requires no medium to travel. Sound is a longitudinal wave and all EM radiation are transverse waves.
What is the difference transverse waves and longitudinal?
The vibration of the Longitudinal wave is parallel to the wave direction and the vibration is perpendicular to the direction in the transverse wave.
Is longitudinal a sound wave?
A sound wave is indeed a longitudinal wave as opposed to a transverse wave
