i need to find this out for science so i can get all the help i can get...
2006-09-21 11:05:49 · 2 answers · asked by Kylie D 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
In longitudinal waves, each small region of the medium in which the wave is propagating moves back and forth in the direction of wave propagtion. In transverse waves, each small region of the medium moves back and forth in a direction *perpendicular* to the direction of wave propagation.
It's much easier to understand this if you see a figure or movie. See the sources below for several examples.
2006-09-22 06:46:03 · answer #1 · answered by hfshaw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Ever play with a Slinky? When you push the end of a Slinky in and out you will make a transverse wave. If you move one end up and down or side to side you make a longitudinal wave. Try it. Was this right? Or was the opposite right. Now that you can see them, you tell me!
2006-09-21 11:10:05 · answer #2 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋