Are Ripples Transverse or Longitudinal?

Imagine ripples in water is a longitudinal wave, and transverse waves are those waves like when you shake a string and the curve continues along the string.

Are water ripples transverse waves?

If you throw a pebble into a pond, ripples spread out from where it went in. These ripples are waves travelling through the water. The waves move with a transverse motion.

Are water ripples longitudinal or transverse?

Light and other types of electromagnetic radiation are transverse waves. All types of electromagnetic waves travel at the same speed through a vacuum , such as through space. Water waves and S waves are also transverse waves.