horizontal waves only
Currents, tides, and waves are horizontal water movements.
The subtypes of secondary waves (S-waves) are Love waves and Rayleigh waves. Love waves cause horizontal movement, while Rayleigh waves cause both horizontal and vertical movement. Both types of waves are surface waves that move along the Earth's crust.
Surface waves are the earthquake waves that move in a horizontal direction along the ground. They are responsible for the most damage during an earthquake due to their side-to-side shaking motion.
S waves move in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation. They are also known as shear waves because they oscillate particles perpendicular to the direction of wave travel.
body waves and surface waves
Light waves passing through horizontal slits vibrate in a vertical direction, perpendicular to the direction of the slit. This polarization of the light waves is caused by the orientation of the slits relative to the light source.
A series of regular timed disturbances in a medium.
horizontal waves only
The biggest seismic waves are surface waves, which travel along the Earth's surface and are usually the most destructive during an earthquake. The two main types of surface waves are Rayleigh waves and Love waves. Rayleigh waves cause the ground to move elliptically in vertical and horizontal directions, while Love waves cause horizontal shearing motion.
Surface waves consist of two main types: Rayleigh waves and Love waves. Rayleigh waves move in an elliptical motion with both vertical and horizontal components, causing ground particles to move in an elliptical path. Love waves, on the other hand, only have horizontal motion and do not involve vertical movement of the ground particles.
Love waves are surface waves that move in a horizontal, side-to-side motion, while Rayleigh waves have a rolling motion that combines both vertical and horizontal movement. Rayleigh waves travel slower than Love waves and are more destructive in causing ground movement during an earthquake. Love waves only travel on the surface, while Rayleigh waves travel both on the surface and through the interior of the Earth.