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A wave in which particles move back and forth at right angles to the direction of travel is called what?
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∙ 12y ago
a wave in which matter is moved back and forth in the direction the wave is moving
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThat is called a longitudinal wave. (The other option - particles move at right angles to the wave motion - is called a transverse wave.)
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∙ 11y agoLongitudinal or compression (e.g. sound waves).
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∙ 10y agoSuch a wave is called a Longitudinal Wave or Scalar Wave.
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∙ 13y agoLongitudinal Wave!
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∙ 13y agoA longitudinal wave.
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∙ 12y agotransverse
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When particles travel from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration it is called what?
Diffusion
Charged particles from the sun that travel through space at high speeds are called?
Solar flares
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What paths do particles of gas travel in?
Gas particles move randomly in all possible directions and travel in a straight path.
What is it called when particles travel from an area of high concentration to an aera of low concentration?
Through passive transport
S waves?
seismic waves thta shakes particles at right angles to the dircetion that they travel
How do the particles of energy in a longitudinal wave move?
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Are waves in a rope called transverse waves because the segments of the rope vibrate in the direction in which the waves travel?
No. "Transverse" means that the vibration is at right angles to the direction in which the wave advances.
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 wave moves the same direction as it travels?
A wave in which the particles travel in the same direction as the wave is called a seismic wave. It is usually generated by earthquakes.
What has particles that vibrates at right angles to the direction of the wave?
Photons oscillate (vibrate) along an axis that is perpendicular to the direction of the photon's travel. Photons are responsible for all electromagnetic radiation, including visible light, invisible light (infrared and ultraviolet), X-rays, radio waves, and magnetic waves. . When all photons in a beam of light oscillate in same direction, that is called polarized light.
What direction do sound waves travel?
It depends if its transverse or longitudinal.
What waves is a primary wave?
Cause rock particles to vibrate in same direction that waves travel
What are the waves that travel up and down?
It need not go up and down. Assuming the wave moves "forward", the individual particles may move up and down, or left and right - or diagonally. In any case, the individual particles move at right angles to the movement of the wave, because that is what "tarnsverse" means.
What direction do oxygen particles go in an alveoli?
they travel through the capillary which exchanges them to carbon dioxide
What is a primary wave or p-wave?
Cause rock particles to vibrate in same direction that waves travel
Sound need particles to move does this mean it can travel in a vacuum?
No, they cannot. Sound waves are compression waves (mechanical longitudinal waves). This means they travel through mediums with the particles of the medium vibrating in the same or opposite direction of the wave, as opposed to perpendicular. Therefore, a sound wave needs particles to vibrate/oscillate for it to travel. If there are no particles, it cannot travel. A vacuum is defined by the absence of matter, meaning there are no particles. Thus, sound cannot travel in a vacuum.
