Table of Contents
- 1 What type wave vibrates parallel to the direction of travel?
- 2 What are waves that disturb matter?
- 3 What kind of waves occur when the motion of the medium is at right angles perpendicular to the direction of the wave?
- 4 What kind of waves are often used in heat lamps?
- 5 What kind of motion does a transverse wave have?
- 6 Which is type of wave requires a material medium through?
What type wave vibrates parallel to the direction of travel?
Longitudinal Waves
Longitudinal Waves In a longitudinal wave the particle displacement is parallel to the direction of wave propagation. The animation at right shows a one-dimensional longitudinal plane wave propagating down a tube.
What are waves that disturb matter?
mechanical waves disturb matter.
What kind of waves occur when the motion of the medium is at right angles perpendicular to the direction of the wave?
Transverse waves: Waves in which the medium moves at right angles (perpendicular) to the direction of the wave (looks like a jump rope).
What are transverse waves and longitudinal waves?
Key terms
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Transverse wave | Oscillations where particles are displaced perpendicular to the wave direction. |
| Longitudinal wave | Oscillations where particles are displaced parallel to the wave direction. |
What do waves carry from place to place?
A wave is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter. Waves transfer energy away from the source, or starting place, of the energy.
What kind of waves are often used in heat lamps?
12. Infrared waves are often used in heat lamps.
What kind of motion does a transverse wave have?
Longitudinal and Transverse Wave Motion. Mechanical Waves are waves which propagate through a material medium (solid, liquid, or gas) at a wave speed which depends on the elastic and inertial properties of that medium.
Which is type of wave requires a material medium through?
There are two basic types of wave motion for mechanical waves: longitudinal waves and transverse waves. The animations below demonstrate both types of wave and illustrate the difference between the motion of the wave and the motion of the particles in the medium through which the wave is travelling.
Where does the motion of a pressure wave come from?
The wave is seen as the motion of the compressed region (ie, it is a pressure wave), which moves from left to right. The second animation at right shows the difference between the oscillatory motion of individual particles and the propagation of the wave through the medium. The animation also identifies the regions of compression and rarefaction.
What kind of motion does a Rayleigh surface wave have?
In a water wave all particles travel in clockwise circles. However, in a Rayleigh surface wave, particles at the surface trace out a counter-clockwise ellipse, while particles at a depth of more than 1/5th of a wavelength trace out clockwise ellispes. This motion is often referred to as being “retrograde”…