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Okay so you have a transverse wave, which is a wave (a transfer of energy) that transfers energy perpendicular to the direction that the energy is being transferred. For example: if you are playing with a slinky, and your friend is holding the other end of the slinky, and you shake the slinky, you are creating a transverse wave.
Now you have a longitudinal wave, which transfers energy parallel to the direction that the energy is being transferred. The best example I can give to you is a sound wave, that is transferring kinetic energy in the same direction that the energy is headed, and that is why there is a "speed of sound" because sound travels in the same direction that the energy is headed, or parallel to it.
And a surface wave is a mechanical wave (a wave that travels across a medium, a medium being, well, anything that is not a vacuum) that changes medium while traveling. The best example I can give you is ocean waves. When you see a typical wave in the sea, that is a surface wave.
What else can I help you with?
What are the differences between transverse and longitudinal waves?
Transverse waves move perpendicular to the direction of the wave, while longitudinal waves move parallel to the direction of the wave.
Are p waves transverse waves or longitudinal waves?
P-waves are longitudinal and S-waves are transverse waves.
What are the differences between longitudinal waves and transverse waves?
Longitudinal waves move in the same direction as the wave energy, with particles vibrating parallel to the wave motion. Transverse waves move perpendicular to the wave energy, with particles vibrating perpendicular to the wave motion.
What are two types of mechanical waves?
transverse and longitudinal
State 2 differences between transverse waves and longitudinal waves?
First and foremost is that rigidity is essential for transverse waves to travel through the medium. But in longitudinal it is not essential. So transverse waves cannot be propagated through gasses. Second, the vibrations of particles of the medium will be perpendicular to the direction of motion of the wave. Whereas in the case of longitudinal waves, the vibrations are in the same direction as that of the wave propagation.
What are the different types of waves in physics and how do they differ from each other?
In physics, there are two main types of waves: transverse waves and longitudinal waves. Transverse waves move perpendicular to the direction of the wave, while longitudinal waves move parallel to the direction of the wave. Transverse waves have crests and troughs, while longitudinal waves have compressions and rarefactions. These differences in motion and structure make transverse and longitudinal waves distinct from each other.
What are the differences between transverse and longitudinal waves and how do they interact in a medium?
Transverse waves move perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer, while longitudinal waves move parallel to it. In a medium, transverse waves cause particles to move up and down, while longitudinal waves cause particles to move back and forth. When both types of waves are present in a medium, they can interact and create complex wave patterns.
Are P-waves and S-waves transverse or longitudinal waves?
P-waves are longitudinal and S-waves are transverse waves.
What waves arent transverse?
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.
Are sound waves longlitudanal?
They can be either longitudinal or transverse. In gases, such as air, and in liquids, only longitudinal waves are possible. In solids, there can be both longitudinal and transverse waves.
Are longitudinal waves water waves?
Yes, water waves are a combination of both longitudinal and transverse motions.
What is difference between longitudinal and transverse waves?
The vibration of the Longitudinal wave is parallel to the wave direction and the vibration is perpendicular to the direction in the transverse wave.
