Longitudinal VS Transverse Waves

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What is a transverse wave?

Back

A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the direction the wave is traveling.

Front

What does a wave carry from place to place?

Back

Energy.

Front

What are rarefactions in longitudinal waves?

Back

The parts where the coils are spread apart.

Front

What is the distance from one crest to the next crest in a wave called?

Back

Wavelength.

Front

What is a longitudinal wave?

Back

A wave in which the particles of the medium move parallel to the direction the wave is traveling.

Front

What is the amplitude of a wave?

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The maximum distance that the particles of the medium move from their rest position.

Front

What is a compression in longitudinal waves?

Back

The parts where the coils are close together.

Front

What is the difference between transverse and longitudinal waves?

Back

In transverse waves, particles move perpendicular to the wave direction; in longitudinal waves, particles move parallel.

Front

What is a crest in a wave?

Back

The highest point of a wave.

Front

What is a trough in a wave?

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The lowest point of a wave.