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Physics · L2 · Sorting a Wave: Transverse or Longitudinal?

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A simple decision path for classifying any wave by comparing how the medium moves to the direction the wave travels.

by @openstemUpdated Physics
🌊 Start with a waveWhich way does the medium move?Perpendicular / sideways to travel directionSame line as travel directionTransverse waveLongitudinal waveExamples: rope, water ripples, light 💡Examples: sound in air, pushed Slinky 🔊

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