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Sound causes vibrations in waves that pass through a medium.
Longitudinal wave particles move parallel to the way the wave is moving. Surface wave particles move in a circular motion.
Transverse waves and longitudinal waves are both types of mechanical waves. They both transfer energy through a medium, but their motion and displacement of particles in the medium differ. In transverse waves, particles move perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation, while in longitudinal waves, particles move parallel to the direction of wave propagation.
Longitudinal waves occur where the motion of the medium is parallel to the waves.
amplitude Longitudinal waves occurs when the motion of the medium. This is parallel to the direction of the wave.
surface waves
transverse waves
Ocean waves are mechanical waves. The waves on the surface are surface waves (particles move in a circular motion) while the waves in the depths are longitudinal (particles move parallel to the wave propogation).
Seismic Waves
Seismic wAves
primary waves
Seismic 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.
Sound causes vibrations in waves that pass through a medium.
Longitudinal waves occur where the motion of the medium is parallel to the waves.
Longitudinal wave particles move parallel to the way the wave is moving. Surface wave particles move in a circular motion.
amplitude Longitudinal waves occurs when the motion of the medium. This is parallel to the direction of the wave.