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A longitudinal wave is a type of wave that travels in the direction of the medium, but a transverse wave is another type of wave that travels in the direction of the medium. Longitudinal waves are made of compressions and rarefactions, while transverse waves are made of crests and troughs.
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While a transverse wave has an alternating pattern of crests and troughs, a longitudinal wave has an alternating pattern of compressions and rarefactions. As discussed above, the wavelength of a wave is the length of one complete cycle of a wave.
Longitudinal waves show areas of compressions and rarefactions. Diagram of a longitudinal wave. The compressions are areas of high pressure due to particles being close together. The rarefactions are areas of low pressure due to the particles spread further apart.
24 Απρ 2022 · Light waves are purely transverse, while sound waves are purely longitudinal. Ocean waves are a peculiar mixture of transverse and longitudinal, with parcels of water moving in elliptical trajectories as waves pass.
Transverse waves show areas of peaks and troughs. Examples of transverse waves include: Electromagnetic waves e.g. radio, visible light, UV. Vibrations on a guitar string. Transverse waves do not need particles to propagate, and so they can travel through a vacuum.
Longitudinal waves are waves where the motion of the material in the wave is back and forth in the same direction that the wave moves. Sound waves (in air and in solids) are examples of longitudinal waves.
11 Ιαν 2023 · Longitudinal Polarization: A material wave is longitudinal if the medium displacement from equilibrium is in the same direction that the wave is traveling. In most examples of longitudinal waves that we explore, this displacement occurs as periodic compressions (region of more dense medium) and rarefactions (regions of less dense medium) of the ...
