Question

Read the following passage and answer the question given below

A transvers wave motion is that wave motion in which individual particles of the medium execute simple harmonic motion about their mean position in a direction perpendicular to the direction of propagation of wave motion.

A transverse wave travels through the medium in the form of crests and troughs. The distance between two consecutive crests or two consecutive trough is called wavelength of the wave. It is represented by λ. A longitudinal wave motion is that wave motion in which the individual particles of the medium execute simple harmonic motion about their mean position along the same direction, along which the wave is propagated.

A longitudinal wave travels in the form of compressions and rarefactions. The distance between two compressions or rarefactions is the wavelength of the wave.

QUESTION : Transverse waves cannot be produced in liquids and gases why?

Answer 1

Transverse waves travel in the form of crests and trough involving change in shape of the medium. As liquids and gases do not possess the elasticity of shape, therefore mechanical transverse waves cannot be produced in liquids and gases.