Types of Waves

Types of waves.

There are many types of waves some major types are Transverse waves, and Longitudinal waves. Transverse waves are waves where the particles vibrate in an up and down motion. Transverse means moving across The particles in this kind of wave move perpendicular to the direction the wave is going. If you have a rope and tie one end of it to a doorknob and the take the end that isn’t tied to the door and shake it up and down you can see this in action. While doing this you can see the crests and troughs by looking at the rope as it vibrates up and down The crest is where the peak or highest point of the rope is when it is vibrating. The trough is at the bottom of the crest or at the lowest point of the rope while it is vibrating.

The second type of wave is the longitudinal wave. Longitudinal waves are waves where the particles of the medium vibrate back and forth along the path that the waves move. Longitudinal waves are kind of like springs in the scene that that when the particles are crowded together they get compressed this is called in a Longitudinal wave compression. A part where the particles are spread apart is called the rarefaction. Compression's and rarefaction's are like crests and troughs in a transverse wave.