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Transverse wave
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- Summary
- Transverse sinusoidal wave. You can modify frequency and the wavelength.
Particle displacement is perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation. At any time, look at the red particle to see that all particles simply oscillate up and down along their individual equilibrium positions.
- Learning objectives
- To distinguish longitudinal from transverse waves.
- To modify the principal characteristics of a wave.
- To show that the particles simply oscillate about their individual equilibrium positions.
- To distinguish longitudinal from transverse waves.
- How to use the animation
Click and drag the
to modify the frequency and the wavelength.Click on 'Amplitude' and drag the A cursor to adjust a new amplitude.
- Keywords
- waves, progressive, wavelength, frequency, pulsation, vibration, speed, energy
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