Question

Differentiate logitudinal and transverse waves with example?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Transverse waves are always characterized by particle motion being perpendicular to wave motion. A longitudinal wave is a wave in which particles of the medium move in a direction parallel to the direction that the wave moves.

In longitudinal waves , the vibrations are parallel to the direction of wave travel.

Examples of transverse waves include:

ripples on the surface of water.

vibrations in a guitar string.

a Mexican wave in a sports stadium.

electromagnetic waves – eg light waves, microwaves, radio waves.

seismic S-waves.

Answer 2

Transverse waves

a) The particles of the medium vibrate perpendicular to the direction of propagation of wave.

b) The wave form in the form of crust and trough.

c)  One crust and one trough form a wave

d) It can be polarized.

Loitudinal waves

a) The particles in the medium vibrate parallel to direction of propagation.

b) The wave travels in the form of condensation and rare fraction.

c) One condensation and rare fraction constitute a wave

d) It can not be polarised .