answersLogoWhite

0

Longitudinal wave. (as opposed to Transverse waves, where the vibrations are perpendicular to the direction of movement.)

User Avatar

Wiki User

7y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

Medium vibrates in the same direction as the wave travels?

This type of wave is called a longitudinal wave. In a longitudinal wave, the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave propagation. Sound waves are an example of longitudinal waves.


What does a wave in which particles vibrate and move in the same direction as they travel?

That type of wave is called a longitudinal wave. In a longitudinal wave, the particles of the medium vibrate back and forth in the same direction as the wave is traveling. Sound waves are an example of longitudinal 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).


What type of wave has movement that is parallel to the direction of the wave?

Longitudinal waves have movement that is parallel to the direction of the wave. As the wave travels, the particles of the medium vibrate back and forth in the same direction that the wave is moving. Examples of longitudinal waves include sound waves.


What wave in which the particles of the medium move at right angles to direction in which the wave travels is called a?

A transverse wave.


What is it called when oscillations vibrate parallel to the direction that a wave travels?

This is called a longitudinal wave. In a longitudinal wave, the particle oscillations are in the same direction as the wave propagation. An example of a longitudinal wave is sound waves.


What wave moves the same direction as it travels?

Longitudinal waves move in the same direction as they travel. In a longitudinal wave, the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of energy transport. Examples of longitudinal waves include sound waves in air and seismic waves in the Earth.


Wave motion in which particles vibrate back and forth in the same direction as the wave is called?

The wave motion where particles vibrate back and forth in the same direction as the wave is called a longitudinal wave. This type of wave is characterized by compressions and rarefactions in the medium through which the wave propagates. Sound waves are an example of longitudinal waves.


What is it called when particles are in a fixed position but can. Vibrate?

what is a fixed position and vibrate on the spot


Why is it called longitudinal waves?

Longitudinal waves are called so because the vibration of the particles is parallel to the direction of the wave propagation. This means that the particles move back and forth in the same direction that the wave is traveling, creating compressions and rarefactions along the wave.


How do the particles of energy in a longitudinal wave move?

In a longitudinal wave, the particles do not move with the wave. The particle movement is parallel to the direction of the wave propagation. This means that the particles move left and right which in turn makes the other particles start to oscillate. This creates a wave. longitudinal pressure waves are also known as sound waves.


In which type of waves do the particles in a medium vibrate in the same direction the wave is moving?

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)