Because they are longitudinal waves. The direction of oscillation of the particles is parallel to the direction of propagation of the waves.
An example of a longitudinal wave is sound waves, where the disturbance of particles is parallel to the direction of wave propagation. An example of a transverse wave is light waves, where the disturbance of particles is perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation.
Waves that move up and down are called transverse waves. In a transverse wave, the particles of the medium oscillate perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation. Examples of transverse waves include light waves and waves on a guitar string.
Sound waves are longitudinal waves; they travel from side to side, not up and down like transverse waves.
Transverse waves cause matter in the medium to move up and down or back and forth at right angles to the direction of the wave's propagation. Examples of transverse waves include electromagnetic waves like light and water waves in the ocean.
Sound waves are longitudinal waves, which means that the particles in the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave's propagation. This is in contrast to transverse waves, where the particles vibrate perpendicular to the direction of the wave's propagation.
Longitudinal waves are not transverse. In longitudinal waves, the particles of the medium move parallel to the direction of the wave propagation instead of perpendicular to it like in transverse waves. Sound waves are an example of longitudinal waves.
Longitudnal waves and Transverse Waves
Sound waves are longitudinal waves, not transverse waves.
Yes, sound waves are longitudinal in nature, not transverse.
sound sent through liquids or gases is called compression waves sound sent through solids is called longitudinal and transverse waves
Light is an electromagnetic wave; and those are transverse. Sound is usually a longitudinal wave.
Sound is a compressional wave.
Nope, longitudinal.
transverse
light waves or electromagnetic waves are transverse and sound waves are longitudinal
Sound is transmitted through gases, plasma, and liquids as longitudinal waves, also called compression waves. Through solids, however, it can be transmitted as both longitudinal waves and transverse waves. (Taken from wikipedia)
Sound waves are transverse in nature because the particles in the medium vibrate perpendicular to the direction of the wave propagation.