Waves can be either transverse or longitudinal. Transverse waves involve oscillations perpendicular to the direction of wave travel, like ripples on the water. Longitudinal waves involve oscillations parallel to the direction of wave travel, like sound waves.
Sound waves are longitudinal waves, where the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave. Light waves, on the other hand, are transverse waves, where the oscillation is perpendicular to the direction of wave travel.
Yes, longitudinal waves can exhibit diffraction. When a longitudinal wave encounters an obstacle or an opening that is comparable in size to its wavelength, it can diffract around the obstacle or spread out after passing through the opening. This diffraction phenomenon is characteristic of all types of waves, including longitudinal waves.
The energy of a longitudinal wave is related to its amplitude, frequency, and wavelength, rather than its direction of oscillation. Longitudinal waves can have high energy if they have a large amplitude and high frequency, but the presence of longitudinal motion alone does not determine the energy of the wave.
Light waves are transverse waves. This means that the oscillation of the wave is perpendicular to the direction of energy 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.
All sound waves are longitudinal (compression/rarefaction) waves.
P-waves are longitudinal and S-waves are transverse waves.
Sound waves are longitudinal waves, where the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave. Light waves, on the other hand, are transverse waves, where the oscillation is perpendicular to the direction of wave travel.
No Sound waves are longitudinal. Being longitudinal they cannot be POLARISED.
Longitudinal waves have all the same properties as transverse waves: speed, frequency, wavelength, and amplitude
Yes, longitudinal waves can exhibit diffraction. When a longitudinal wave encounters an obstacle or an opening that is comparable in size to its wavelength, it can diffract around the obstacle or spread out after passing through the opening. This diffraction phenomenon is characteristic of all types of waves, including longitudinal waves.
Ultraviolet waves are part of the Electromagnetic Spectrum which all travel as transverse waves.
The energy of a longitudinal wave is related to its amplitude, frequency, and wavelength, rather than its direction of oscillation. Longitudinal waves can have high energy if they have a large amplitude and high frequency, but the presence of longitudinal motion alone does not determine the energy of the wave.
P-waves are longitudinal and S-waves are transverse waves.
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Light waves are transverse waves. This means that the oscillation of the wave is perpendicular to the direction of energy propagation.