Physics for IGCSE & O level - Waves And Sounds (Section 2 - No. 28)
What is the difference between transverse and longitudinal waves?
Transverse waves have perpendicular oscillations.
Longitudinal waves have parallel oscillations.
Transverse waves require a medium.
Longitudinal waves do not require a medium.
Explicació
Transverse waves oscillate perpendicular, longitudinal waves parallel.