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Transverse waves will move across the direction of travel.
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How does transverse waves move?
When you make a wave on a rope, the wave moves from one end of the rope to the other. But the rope itself moves up and down or from side to side, at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels. Waves that move the medium at right angles to the direction in which the waves travel are called transverse waves. Transverse means "across". As a transverse wave moves, the particles of the medium move across, or at right angle to, the direction of the wave.
What are compressional waves that move rocks and other matter in the same direction as the waves travel?
the
What direction do sound waves travel?
It depends if its transverse or longitudinal.
What is transverse wave in science terms?
A transverse wave are waves that move the medium at right angles to the direction in which the waves travel.
What is the main difference between a P-wave and an S-wave?
Their velocity (P-waves travel more quickly than S-waves) and their mode of propagation (the way they move through the earth). S-waves are transverse waves which move material from side to side (particle motion is normal to direction of travel) whereas P-waves are compression or longitudinal waves where particle motion is parallel to the direction of travel. This means that P-waves can travel through solids, liquids and gasses whereas S-waves can only travel through solids.
Do surface waves only move in back and forth motions?
No. Surface waves travel across the country, and the land moves up and down. An example is sea waves.
If a wave move from one side of the lake to the other. Does the water move across the lake?
Waves travel through water, but they do not carry the water with them.
What directions do waves move in?
Towards the shore.
What wave causes particles in matter to move back and forth along the same direction in which the waves travel?
A Compressional wave.
Waves move in the direction of the?
wind
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.
Do transverse waves move perpendicular or parallel to the direction of the wave?
They move perpendicular to the direction they transfer
