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what is the difference between longitudinal and surface waves?
Longitudinal wave particles move parallel to the way the wave is moving. Surface wave particles move in a circular motion.
What wave particles of the medium move parallel to the direction of the wave?
Longitudinal... No, the particles move transverse to the wave direction. And that they are in 2 perpendicular surfaces, which are intersected in a line, and that line is the base line of the 2 direction waves.
How does energy transfer without a medium in a wave?
The only way energy can travel without a medium is by electromagnetic waves, or in other words, photons.
Why are longitudinal waves called longitudinal?
If the particles of the medium vibrate in the direction of propagation of wave, as in sound waves that's why sound waves are called longitudinal waves.
What type of wave has a trough and a crest?
Transverse wave has crests and troughs. But longitudinal has only compressions and rarefactions. Any way while drawing figures even for longitudinal as in the case of organ pipes we follow only crest and trough structures.
A wave whose energy travels the same way as it was transferred?
Longitudinal wave
Why is a transverse wave a light wave?
All that I've been able to deduce from my research is that light acts in such a way because a longitudinal wave requires a medium, where a transverse does not.A longitudinal wave propagates through compressions and rarefractions, which would require a medium. Space is empty and therefore provides nothing to compress and rarefract, which is why you don't hear sound (longitudinal waveform) in space, because a sound wave cannot travel through it.Therefore, light MUST be a transverse wave if it is to propagate through a vacuum.Sorry if it's not a very comprehensive answer, but it's all I can find.
what is the difference between longitudinal and surface waves?
Longitudinal wave particles move parallel to the way the wave is moving. Surface wave particles move in a circular motion.
How does energy transfer without a medium in a wave?
The only way energy can travel without a medium is by electromagnetic waves, or in other words, photons.
What wave particles of the medium move parallel to the direction of the wave?
Longitudinal... No, the particles move transverse to the wave direction. And that they are in 2 perpendicular surfaces, which are intersected in a line, and that line is the base line of the 2 direction waves.
What type of wave do the contractions of the snakes muscles make the snake moves forward?
A transverse wave. The snake moves up and down in a transverse way type of motion....... but it does NOT compress which means it isn't a longitudinal wave. : )Everyone get a Twitter! Fan Bella Thorne... I
How is the energy of a wave relate to its amplitude?
wavelength is the distance from the peak of one wave to the peak of the next. In this diagram, the wavelength is measured from crest to crest, but the wavelength could be measured from trough to trough as well.A wave's amplitude is the maximum distance that a wave vibrates from its resting position. In a transverse wave, this means that the amplitude of the wave is the highest or lowest point. In a longitudinal wave, the amplitude is the maximum distance the wave travels back or forth. The more energy the wave has, the larger the amplitude will be.
Why are longitudinal waves called longitudinal?
If the particles of the medium vibrate in the direction of propagation of wave, as in sound waves that's why sound waves are called longitudinal waves.
What type of wave has a trough and a crest?
Transverse wave has crests and troughs. But longitudinal has only compressions and rarefactions. Any way while drawing figures even for longitudinal as in the case of organ pipes we follow only crest and trough structures.
How is wave length determined for a longitudinal wave?
You can find it the same way you would for most other waves, with the formula of v=fλ (velocity = frequency x wavelength)
Are sound waves in solar energy?
No, sound wave is translating wave of the matter. The solar energy is the wave carried by photon which is an energy (non-matter). There is no way a sound wave would be carried in the stream of photon.
Why do seismic waves travel faster through a solid rock than through water?
We are talking about the seisimc waves in an earthquake. The difference in the speed of travel of the two waves has to do with what has to happen to the medium (the ground or the earth) to transmit the energy of the seismic wave. Let's look. The P wave is a longitudinal wave or a compression wave. The force is applied in the direction that the wave is traveling. The ground must move in that direction. Ground or earth is pretty incompressible, so the energy is transferred pretty quickly. In the S wave, the medium is displaced in a transverse (up and down - compared to the line of travel) way, and the medium must shear or "move away" from the material right next to it to cause the shear and transmit the wave. This takes more time, and this is why the S wave moves more slowly than the P wave in seismic events. Need a link to seismic waves? You got it. Wikipedia has a good article, and the pictures are worth the trip over to view them.
