Transverse and longitudinal waves

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What are the two types of waves?
Transverse and Longitudinal
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What do waves transfer?
Energy not matter
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If a stone was dropped in a pond what would happen?
Ripples would travel outwards carrying energy
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What do the particles that make up a wave do?
They oscillate about a fixed point
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When energy moves along particles what remains?
Matter
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What's an example of a transverse wave?
Light waves or Water waves
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What direction are the oscillations in transverse waves?
Perpendicular (right angles) to the direction of the energy transfer
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What direction are the oscillations in a longitudinal wave?
Parallel to the direction of the energy transfer
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What is an example of a longitudinal wave?
Sound waves
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