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Water waves are transverse waves this means that the motion of the particles travels perpendicularly to the direction of the wave travel
transverse waves.
Secondary Wave S Wave
In transverse waves, particles move in a parallel & perpendicular direction relative to the direction of energy transport.
The particles in a transverse wave are displaced perpendicularly to the direction of the wave motion. For example, water waves are transverse waves. Think of how in the sea, the wave is moving towards the shore, but the water goes up and down. The water molecules are being displaced vertically, but the wave itself is moving horizontally. This is the characteristic motion of a transverse wave. Transverse waves are also able to move through a vacuum. Light, for example, is a transverse wave, and it can move through space, which is a vacuum. (A longitudinal wave, on the other hand, has particles which move in the same direction as the wave, and cannot travel through a vacuum. For example, sound waves.)
Water waves are transverse waves this means that the motion of the particles travels perpendicularly to the direction of the wave travel
Transverse waves.
transverse waves.
Secondary Wave S Wave
In transverse waves, particles move in a parallel & perpendicular direction relative to the direction of energy transport.
Waves that oscillate perpendicularly to their propagation are called transverse waves.
Because they are longitudinal waves. The direction of oscillation of the particles is parallel to the direction of propagation of the waves.
The particles in a transverse wave are displaced perpendicularly to the direction of the wave motion. For example, water waves are transverse waves. Think of how in the sea, the wave is moving towards the shore, but the water goes up and down. The water molecules are being displaced vertically, but the wave itself is moving horizontally. This is the characteristic motion of a transverse wave. Transverse waves are also able to move through a vacuum. Light, for example, is a transverse wave, and it can move through space, which is a vacuum. (A longitudinal wave, on the other hand, has particles which move in the same direction as the wave, and cannot travel through a vacuum. For example, sound waves.)
The particles in a transverse wave are displaced perpendicularly to the direction of the wave motion. For example, water waves are transverse waves. Think of how in the sea, the wave is moving towards the shore, but the water goes up and down. The water molecules are being displaced vertically, but the wave itself is moving horizontally. This is the characteristic motion of a transverse wave. Transverse waves are also able to move through a vacuum. Light, for example, is a transverse wave, and it can move through space, which is a vacuum. (A longitudinal wave, on the other hand, has particles which move in the same direction as the wave, and cannot travel through a vacuum. For example, sound waves.)
Longitudinal
Compression waves.
p waves (i think)