Transverse Waves
With a transverse wave, the oscillations travel perpendicular to the direction of travel
Examples of transverse waves are light waves, waves in the sea and ripples in a pond
If a transverse wave travels through a medium, the displacement of the medium is also perpendicular to the direction of travel
Make you own!!
You can make you own transverse wave using a slinky and two people
Each person holds on end of the slinky, one person stays completely still, and the other moves the slinky up and down .
This creates a transverse wave travelling towards the other person!
Transverse Waves
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