what is the difference between a transverse wave and a longitudinal wave give examples of each?
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A longitudinal wave is a wave that moves in the direction that it was started. ... A typical example is a longitudinal wave is a sound wave. Another example is a shock wave. A transverse wave is wave that travels perpendicular or at right angles to the direction it was started.
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Light waves are electromagnetic waves while sound waves are mechanical waves. Light waves are transverse while sound waves are longitudinal. Light waves can travel in vacuum. Sound waves require a material medium to travel, and hence, cannot travel in vacuum.
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Wave amplitude of a transverse wave is the difference in height between the crest and the resting position. The crest is the highest point particles of the medium reach. The higher the crests are, the greater the amplitude of the wave.
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This type of wave is a longitudinal wave. Longitudinal waves are always characterized by particle motion being parallel to wave motion. A sound wave traveling through air is a classic example of a longitudinal wave.
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Water Waves (updated 2016) Water waves are an example of waves that involve a combination of both longitudinal and transverse motions. As a wave travels through the waver, the particles travel in clockwise circles. The radius of the circles decreases as the depth into the water increases.
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In longitudinal waves , the vibrations are parallel to the direction of wave travel. In transverse waves , the vibrations are at right angles to the direction of wave travel.
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Sound waves in air (and any fluid medium) are longitudinal waves because particles of the medium through which the sound is transported vibrate parallel to the direction that the sound wave moves. A vibrating string can create longitudinal waves as depicted in the animation below.
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There are two basic types of wave motion for mechanical waves: longitudinal waves and transverse waves.
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Examples of transverse waves include vibrations on a string and ripples on the surface of water. We can make a horizontal transverse wave by moving the slinky vertically up and down. In a longitudinal wave the particles are displaced parallel to the direction the wave travels.
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The amount of energy carried by a wave is related to the amplitude of the wave. A high energy wave is characterized by a high amplitude; a low energy wave is characterized by a low amplitude. ... Putting a lot of energy into a transverse pulse will not effect the wavelength, the frequency or the speed of the pulse.
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Electromagnetic waves are also transverse waves because the direction of particle displacement is also perpendicular to the direction of movement, producing the waveform of visible light, and other types of electromagnetic radiation.
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Sound is a LONGITUDINAL wave. Sound is a PRESSURE wave.
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Sound is a longitudinal wave, while light is a transverse wave. Polarization requires the direction of the wave to be perpendicular to the direction of propogation; only light can do this. Doppler effect, refraction, and interference occur in both wave types.
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Longitudinal waves propogate by means of vibrations or disturbances in the medium that are in the same direction that the wave travels. Examples are sound (as above), seismic shock waves, slinky springs and part of the motion in ocean waves.
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A vibrating string can create longitudinal waves as depicted in the animation below. ... Since air molecules (the particles of the medium) are moving in a direction that is parallel to the direction that the wave moves, the sound wave is referred to as a longitudinal wave.
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Longitudinal waves occur when the oscillations are parallel to the direction of propagation. While mechanical waves can be both transverse and longitudinal, all electromagnetic waves are transverse. Sound, for example, is a longitudinal wave.
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Although both wave types are sinusoidal, transverse waves oscillate perpendicular to the direction of propagation, while longitudinal waves oscillate parallel to the direction of propagation. ... All electromagnetic waves (light waves, microwaves, X-rays, radio waves) are transverse.