Question

what is are the characteristics of transverse wave ​

Answer 1

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The following are the characteristics of transverse wave:➛

✪The propagation of transverse waves is possible only through solids and not through liquids or gases.

✪Only transverse waves can exhibit the phenomenon of polarization. The vibration of the particles in a medium takes place in the same place and this is known as the plane of vibration or polarization.

✪Properties such as pressure and density are constant in a medium when there is a propagation of transverse waves.

✪The formation of typical crests and troughs in transverse waves is periodic in nature.

✪The propagation of transverse waves is dependent on the rigidity of the medium.

Answer 2

A simple transverse wave can be represented by a sine or cosine curve, so called because the amplitude of any point on the curve—i.e., its distance from the axis—is proportional to the sine (or cosine) of an angle. In the figure, sine curves of various amplitudes are shown. These curves represent how a standing transverse wave might look at consecutive (1, 2, 3, 4, and 5) intervals of time. The time required for a point on the wave to make a complete oscillation through the axis is called the period of the wave motion, and the number of oscillations executed per second is called the frequency. Wavelength is considered to be the distance between corresponding points on the wave—i.e., the distance between two adjacent peaks or troughs of the wave. Transverse waves may also be complex, in which the curves representing them are composed of two or more sine or cosine curves.