Are electromagnetic waves transverse or longitudinal waves?
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Zoe Gonzales
Studied at the University of São Paulo, Lives in São Paulo, Brazil.
Electromagnetic waves are transverse waves. They exhibit oscillations that are perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation. This means that the electric and magnetic fields associated with the wave oscillate up and down or side to side, not in the direction the wave is traveling. This is in contrast to longitudinal waves, where the oscillations occur in the same direction as the wave propagation, like sound waves in air or water waves moving through a medium.
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Transverse waves. Light and other types of electromagnetic radiation are transverse waves. All types of electromagnetic waves travel at the same speed through a vacuum, such as through space. Water waves and S waves (a type of seismic wave) are also transverse waves.
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Transverse waves. Light and other types of electromagnetic radiation are transverse waves. All types of electromagnetic waves travel at the same speed through a vacuum, such as through space. Water waves and S waves (a type of seismic wave) are also transverse waves.
