Transverse and longitudinal waves
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What do waves do
Carry energy from one place to another
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What don’t waves do
They do not transfer matter
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All waves are either
Transverse
Longitudinal
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What are transverse waves
Waves that it’s vibrations is perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer
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What are longitudinal waves
Waves that its vibrations are parallel to the direction of energy transfer
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Examples of transverse waves
Light
Water waves
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Examples of longitudinal waves
Sound
Seismic
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What do transverse waves have
Peaks
Troughs
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What do longitudinal waves have
compressions
Rarefactions
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What is compression
waves/particles are closer
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What is a rarefaction
Particles/ waves get further apart
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