Physics

Ripples on water, electromagnetic and water waves are examples of transverse waves.

Transfer waves have the oscillations perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer.

Transverse waves can be processed by the brain to allow us to see.

They travel at the speed of light, and can travel through a vacuum.

They contain an electric and a magnetic field 90 degrees to each other.

An example of use is an x-ray. They can be transmitted, reflected, absorbed and refracted.

Sound waves and seisimic waves are example of longitudinal waves.

Longitudinal waves have the oscillations parallel to the direction of energy transfer.

They are made up of compressions and refractions

Longitudinal waves travel parallelto the direction of vibration

They can be heard by the brain as a sound

We can use longitudinal waves for ultrasounds

Amplitude - The maximum displacement of a point of a wave away from its undisturbed position.

Wavelength - The distance from a point on one wave to the equivalent point on the next wave.

The frequency - The number of waves passing a point each second.

Wavespeed - The speed at which the energy is transferred through the medium