How Does Wave Look Like?

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Transverse Waves Are Like Those on Water, with the Surface Going up and Down, and Longitudinal Waves Longitudinal Waves Longitudinal Waves, Such as Sound, Are...

How Does Wave Look Like?

Transverse waves are like those on water, with the surface going up and down, and longitudinal waves

longitudinal waves
Longitudinal waves, such as sound, are transmitted through media with velocities depending on the density and elasticity of the substance. Sound has a velocity of about 0.33 km per second (0.2 mile per second) in air, 1.5 km per second in water, and 5 km per second in steel.
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are like of those of sound, consisting of alternating compressions and rarefactions in a medium. The high point of a transverse wave is a called the crest, and the low point is called the trough.

How do you describe a wave?

Webster's dictionary defines a wave as: a disturbance or variation that transfers energy progressively from point to point in a medium and that may take the form of an elastic deformation or of a variation of pressure, electric or magnetic intensity, electric potential, or temperature.

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