Mechanical Waves are the type of waves which propagate through a material medium at a wave speed which depends on the elastic and
inertial properties of that medium. There are two basic types of wave
motion for mechanical waves: longitudinal waves and transverse
waves.
Here's a qucik video of how the transverse and longitudinal waves look,
Here's a summary of the longitudinal waves and transerves waves as shown in the table below,
Here's a qucik video of how the transverse and longitudinal waves look,
Here's a summary of the longitudinal waves and transerves waves as shown in the table below,
Transverse wave
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Longitudinal wave
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In
transverse waves, the particles oscillate in a direction
perpendicular to the wave motion.
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In longitudinal waves the particles oscillate in the direction
parallel to the wave motion.
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Surface
water waves and wave motion in a stretched rope are examples of transverse
waves.
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Sound waves and the wave motion in a coil spring are examples of
longitudinal waves.
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Transverse waves can be polarized.
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Longitudinal
waves cannot be polarized.
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