Which type of wave are sound waves transverse or longitudinal?
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Lucas Garcia
Works at Tesla, Lives in San Francisco. Graduated from University of California, Berkeley with a degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Sound waves are longitudinal waves. In longitudinal waves, the particles of the medium through which the wave is traveling move parallel to the direction of the wave's energy transfer. This is in contrast to transverse waves, where the particle movement is perpendicular to the direction of the wave's energy transfer. A common example of a longitudinal wave is a sound wave, where the air particles vibrate back and forth in the same direction as the wave's propagation, creating areas of compression (high pressure) and rarefaction (low pressure) as the wave moves through the medium.
Works at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Lives in Vienna, Austria.
Transverse waves. Light and other types of electromagnetic radiation are transverse waves. Water waves and S waves (a type of seismic wave) are also transverse waves. In transverse waves, the vibrations are at right angles to the direction of travel.
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Transverse waves. Light and other types of electromagnetic radiation are transverse waves. Water waves and S waves (a type of seismic wave) are also transverse waves. In transverse waves, the vibrations are at right angles to the direction of travel.
