A transverse wave moves back and forth, where the particles of the medium vibrate perpendicular to the direction of the wave's motion. Examples include light waves and water waves.
A longitudinal wave moves matter back and forth in the same direction that the wave is travelling. This type of wave creates compressions and rarefactions in the medium as it moves. Sound waves are examples of longitudinal waves.
gravity pulling it back towards the ocean as the wave recedes.
This describes a mechanical wave, where matter oscillates in the same direction as the wave propagation. An example of this is a water wave as the water moves up and down in the direction of the wave.
A wave that moves back and forth at right angles is called a transverse wave. In a transverse wave, the particles of the medium move perpendicular to the direction of the wave propagation. Examples of transverse waves include light waves and water waves.
Most of the wave energy is reflected back into the denser medium when a wave moves from a dense medium to a less dense medium.
A longitudinal wave moves matter back and forth in the same direction that the wave is travelling. This type of wave creates compressions and rarefactions in the medium as it moves. Sound waves are examples of longitudinal waves.
Longitudinal wave.
The fastest seismic wave that moves back and forth is the P-wave, or primary wave. P-waves are compressional waves that travel through solids, liquids, and gases and are the first to be detected during an earthquake. They move by causing particles in the material they travel through to vibrate in the same direction as the wave's propagation.
gravity pulling it back towards the ocean as the wave recedes.
This describes a mechanical wave, where matter oscillates in the same direction as the wave propagation. An example of this is a water wave as the water moves up and down in the direction of the wave.
A wave that moves back and forth at right angles is called a transverse wave. In a transverse wave, the particles of the medium move perpendicular to the direction of the wave propagation. Examples of transverse waves include light waves and water waves.
Most of the wave energy is reflected back into the denser medium when a wave moves from a dense medium to a less dense medium.
A transverse sound wave moves up and down or side to side, while a longitudinal sound wave moves back and forth in the same direction as the wave travels.
when it moves the water to the surface and has potential to come back
When a wave moves through a medium, the particles of the medium oscillate back and forth in the direction of the wave's travel. The energy of the wave is transferred through the medium without causing a net movement of the medium itself.
That's because the water doesn't move, either. The water moves back and forth slightly, as a result of the wave; the wave energy moves on, WITHOUT taking the water with it. The wave is not a current.
Such a wave is called a longitudinal wave.