Question

Explain about longitudinal & transverse waves.

Answer 1

Answer:

Longitudinal waves :

If the particles of a medium moves in the direction of propagation of a

wave, then the wave is said to be a longitudinal wave.

Longitudinal waves travels by the repeated pulses of compression &

rarefaction.

Sound waves are longitudinal waves.

Transverse waves:

If the particles of a medium moves perpendicular to the direction of

propagation of a wave, then the wave is said to be a transverse wave.

Water waves & light waves are transverse waves.

Answer 2

In a transverse wave, the particles are displaced perpendicular to the direction the wave travels. ... In a longitudinal wave the particles are displaced parallel to the direction the wave travels. An example oflongitudinal waves is compressions moving along a slinky