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Are surface waves transverse or longitudal?
If waves are produced on the surface of water then such a wave is transverse in nature. If we deal with surface waves of radio propagation then those electromagnetic waves too are transverse in nature.
Are transverse and congressional waves the two types of mechanical waves?
mechanical waves can be both transverse and longitudinal, but all electromagnetic waves are transverse.
Radar waves are too long or too short to be seen?
Radar waves are too long to be seen.
Where do you find waves and ripple?
Water. (Note: Ripples are waves too.)
What is the one exception to the rule that waves don't move matter?
Sound waves/vibrations move matter in the form of air particles which is how sound propagates, so that could be an exception to the rule. However, you could say water waves move matter too. They certainly don't go through matter like radio waves. Solar winds may be an exception too. They are a continuous flow of solar plasma/magnetohydrodynamic waves mixed with shock waves Hence, solar sails are possible.. It's getting more probable that matter is made of quantum waves that act like solid particles, but aren't. Mass is energy, not matter. But it creates what we consider matter: an object that takes up space and has mass. Most waves have mass, like water or sound waves or solar wind waves. Each carries and therefor moves matter. But the matter it moves through isn't carried away by most waves.So I don't think it's a valid rule unless it specifies the type of wave or waves we're talking about and the specific context of the rule in relation to those specific waves. If that's done, there is no exception to the rule. Otherwise, if we say there are exceptions, then the rule would be shown to be false stated simply: waves don't move matter. There's so much more to it, including the fact that the word matter is vague at best. A water wave or a shock wave hitting matter certainly can move it even if it doesn't carry it away. So, again, worded as it is, it's not much of a rule.So, is it true that no waves move matter? No. So if it's true, then the rule has to be modified to explain the context/conditions in which it is true. Once context is specified, there are no exceptions.
Which particles move parallel to wave motion?
The particles of the wave (for compressive waves). Or for transverse waves, yet the particles move parallel to the wave too.
Are surface waves transverse or longitudal?
If waves are produced on the surface of water then such a wave is transverse in nature. If we deal with surface waves of radio propagation then those electromagnetic waves too are transverse in nature.
What is a wave transfer?
It is not "transfer". it has to be " Transverse" wave. When the particles of the medium does vibrations simple harmonically perpendicular to the direction of motion of the wave then it is said to be transverse wave. Even electromagnetic wave too is a transverse wave as its electric and magnetic omponents are normal to the direction of propagation.
When waves hit you whch way do you move?
you dont move beause all waves are too light or they are all coming at different directions
Are transverse and congressional waves the two types of mechanical waves?
mechanical waves can be both transverse and longitudinal, but all electromagnetic waves are transverse.
What are waves with low frequency?
What kind of waves? Water waves? Sound waves? Low frequency water waves move the boat up and down slower. Lower frequency sond waves make a lower town, but if its too low the human ear can't hear it. Or maybe you are talking about Electric and Magnetism? You should give more info in the question. It is too general.
Compression shock waves move through both solids and liquids?
yes, but their properties differ with binding strength and density
How does an earthquake move is it like side to side or up and down?
there are p waves, s waves, and surface waves. hope this helps! ~{Kathryn}~ too add on to this p waves stand for primary waves, s waves stand for secondary waves and surface waves is just surfface waves. usually earthquakes start with a p wave then a s wave and the most violent but slowest is the surface wave hope this helps too see ya later buye bi
Radar waves are too long or too short to be seen?
Radar waves are too long to be seen.
What wave are longitudinal?
Here is a description of longitudinal waves and transverse waves and how they are the same and different. Examples are provided. In one sentence, a longitudinal wave is any wave where the quantity that is oscillating is along the direction of propagation of the wave. There is no variation which is associated with any particular direction perpendicular to the direction of propagation. With even greater brevity, a transverse wave is one which exhibits the oscillations to be occurring in a direction perpendicular to the direction of motion. We speak of these two types of waves, longitudinal and transverse, because almost all waves that we encounter can be categorized as one or the other. (Not all, but almost all waves are one or the other.) Both types of waves have all the usual characteristics of amplitude, frequency, wavelength and velocity, all related in the usual ways. The difference lies in the direction associated with the direction associated with the varying amplitude of oscillation. The usual examples of transverse waves, the vibrations of a string or the waves on water, are easy to visualize as one can see the "up and down" motion of the vibrating medium. Light is also a transverse wave and that can not simple be seen. The sound wave generated by a vibrating string is a longitudinal wave, as are all sound waves. The quantity that is oscillating in a sound wave is the pressure. For a pure tone, the sound wave is a series of peaks and troughs of pressure extending along the line that is the direction the wave is traveling. The pressure does not have a direction and the increases and decreases in pressure are associated with no direction perpendicular to propagation. That is enough to make it a longitudinal wave, i.e. it is enough that it is not a transverse wave. The usual argument that a sound wave is a longitudinal wave utilizes the direction of motion of the air caused by the wave. At any particular point in space, as the wave move past, there is motion of each region of air as it moves sinusoidal forward and backward along the direction of motion. Oscillating movement along the direction of motion certainly meets the criteria necessary to be longitudinal. In another example, a wave is traveling along a spring where the wave pattern is produced by the coils of the spring moving closer together and further apart and those motions traveling along the spring in a regular sinusoidal pattern. This is directly analogous to the properties of a sound wave and it is, therefore, an example of a longitudinal wave. One could imagine a rope of lights where the colors at each point varied continuously and sinusoidal as the oscillating pattern move along a wire. This color wave also has no direction associated with the oscillating character, so it too would be longitudinal. End note 1. Technically, not all waves propagate and some waves are standing waves. Standing waves are, however, a special case which occurs when two waves are combined, in which case the two waves will separately have a well defined direction and therefore allow the classification of them as longitudinal or transverse. In what follows, it will be assumed we are discussing propagating waves.) End note 2. A wave is an oscillating process that moves through space. Normally a wave travels through a medium, though light is a wave that does not require a medium. While waves can have complex shapes, we have found that nearly all wave processes can be represented as being built up of plane waves, i.e. waves which vary in a sinusoidal manner and move only in one direction. End note 3. There are the kinds of waves, torsional waves is one example. Also, in solids, elastic waves do not have to be compression wave, they can also be shear waves.
Do mechanical waves travel faster through liquids than through solids?
The definition of a mechanical wave is a wave that is able to be transmitted into solids, liquids, and gases. Transverse mechanical waves are able to be transmitted into solids and liquids. An example of transverse waves are the secondary waves of an earthquake.
Where do you find waves and ripple?
Water. (Note: Ripples are waves too.)
