why electromagnetic waves are said to be transverse wave?

0 ⤊

why electromagnetic waves are said to be transverse wave?

2007-03-21 20:27:24 · 3 answers · asked by e r 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering

3 answers

because electromagnetic waves is travling is prepandicular direction to the direction of wave.

2007-03-21 20:32:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

They don't vibrate along the line of travel, like a spring that is pulsed from one end, so they are not longitudinal waves. Ok so nothing actually moves sideways, but the general idea is that the action happens in a plane not including the axis of travel.

2007-03-22 05:18:02 · answer #2 · answered by meerkat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Because they vibrate transversely, as opposed to longitudinally. Just like Sony above said.

2007-03-23 09:51:07 · answer #3 · answered by Pete 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋