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Slinkys or springs is one of the best ways to conceptualize a wave. Three types of waves are:
transverse - If you hold both ends of the spring in place and then shake one end in a direction perpendicular to the springs length, you will see a transverse wave. It looks like a lump sticking out of it and moving down the spring.
longitudinal - If you hold both ends of the spring in place and then push one end towards the other end forward and backwards, you will see a longitudinal wave. It looks like a dense spot in the spring/slinky that moves towards the other end.
surface - For this type of wave, it is easiest to picture a ripple in a pond. Every particle moves both transverse and longitudinal. Every particle moves in a circular path.
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How many main kinds of waves are there?
There are three main kinds of waves: mechanical waves, electromagnetic waves, and matter waves. Mechanical waves require a medium to propagate, electromagnetic waves do not require a medium and can travel through a vacuum, and matter waves describe the wave-like behavior of particles at the quantum level.
What are the three different types of waves?
The three different types of waves are mechanical waves, electromagnetic waves, and matter waves.
What are the three main types of waves?
1.Longitudinal waves 2. Transverse waves
Are there other waves besides electromagnetic and mechanical?
Quantifying the number of types of waves in fact reduces to the problem of quantifying the number of forces. In fact, mechanical waves are a subset of electromagnetic waves, so there are in fact three other types of waves on top of electromagnetic, for the three other fundamental forces: strong nuclear, weak nuclear, gravitational. Mechanical movement can be caused by any of the four fundamental forces. *Short answer: no. By the way, mechanical waves require a medium, where EM waves do not. They are the only, two, separate types of waves.
What do you call waves that require a medium A electromagnetic waves or B mechanical waves?
Mechanical waves, shock waves, etc.
Is sound waves mechanical or waves?
Mechanical
What are three types of a mechanical wave?
There are three general types of mechanical waves: – Transverse – particle motion is perpendicular to wave motion. – Longitudinal – particle motion is in the same direction as wave motion. – Combined – sea waves.
Give three examples of mechanical waves and identify the medium through which they travel?
There are only two types of mechanical waves: longitudinal waves, and transverse waves..In a longitudinal wave, the waves themselves oscillate, or vibrate, in the same direction as the wave travel. Longitudinal waves are also called compression waves. Sound and seismic P-waves are examples of mechanical longitudinal waves..In a transverse wave, the waves oscillate perpendicular to the direction of the wave travel. Ocean waves and seismic S-waves are examples of mechanical transverse waves..See the related links for further information about longitudinal and transverse waves.
How em waves different from mechanical waves?
Mechanical waves require a medium while Electromagnetic waves does not.
What is another name for mechanical waves?
Another name for mechanical waves is elastic waves.
Is a sound wave mechanical or electromagnetic?
Seismic waves are mechanical waves.
How are em waves different from mechanical waves?
mechanical waves need a medium to travel through, electromagnetic waves do not. Electromagnetic waves can travel through space, mechanical waves can not.:PElectromagnetic waves do not require a medium, but mechanical waves do.
