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Waves which transfer energy parallel to the direction in which the waves oscillate.
Longitudinal
Waves which transfer energy perpendicular to the direction in which the waves oscillate.
Transverse
Seismic S waves are transverse or longitudinal
Longitudinal
Seismic p waves are transverse or longitudinal
Transverse
Areas in longitudinal waves where the particles are closer together than average
Compression
Areas in longitudinal waves where the particles are further apart than average
Rarefaction
Highest point of Transverse wave
Crest
Lowest point of the Transverse waves
Trough
A disturbance that carries energy from one place to another
Wave
Sound waves are transverse or longitudinal waves
Longitudinal
Light waves are transverse or longitudinal waves
Transverse
kind of waves vibrate our ear drums
Sound waves
Earthquake waves are called -------------
Seismic waves
Useful way to picturing waves from above
Wave fronts
