Question

Similarities and differences between transverse and longitudinal waves

Answer 1

longitudinal wave: when a sound wave travel in horizontal direction the particles medium also f vibrate back s ound wave is Air is called longitudinal wave

Answer 2

Both waves have some common features.

Explanation:

Following features are similar in longitudinal and transverse waves:

Both waves are mechanical waves.

Both transport energy without transporting matter.

Particles oscillate about their mean position in both waves.

These waves satisfy the formula:  

v

=

f

λ

DIFFERENCES: 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.