A transverse wave is a moving wave that consists of oscillations occurring perpendicular (or right angled) to the direction of energy transfer. If a transverse wave is moving in the positive x-direction, its oscillations are in up and down directions that lie in the y-zplane.
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Transverse waves are a type of wave where the particles of the medium move perpendicular to the direction of the wave. This type of wave occurs in electromagnetic waves and in some types of seismic waves. Examples include light waves and waves on a string.
Radio waves are transverse waves. This means that the oscillations of the waves are perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer.
Transverse waves have particles in the medium vibrating perpendicular to the direction in which the waves are traveling. Examples of transverse waves include electromagnetic waves like light and water waves.
Sound waves are longitudinal waves, not transverse waves.
Transverse waves are characterized by particles in the medium moving perpendicular to the direction of the wave propagation. Examples of transverse waves include light waves and electromagnetic waves. Transverse waves exhibit properties such as polarization and diffraction.
Transverse waves oscillate perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation. Light waves, water waves, and seismic S-waves are examples of transverse waves. The displacement of particles in a transverse wave is described by a sine or cosine function.