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Examples of waves include: water waves, sound waves, light waves, radio waves, microwaves, x-rays, ultrasound waves and seismic waves from an earthquake.
Examples of longitudinal waves include: sound waves. ultrasound waves. seismic P-waves. One way to remember the movement of particles in longitudinal waves is to use the 'P' sound:...
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A wave can be described as a disturbance that travels through a medium from one location to another location. Consider a slinky wave as an example of a wave. When the slinky is stretched from end to end and is held at rest, it assumes a natural position known as the equilibrium or rest position.
Sound is an example of a longitudinal wave, and they can be demonstrated by pushing a slinky horizontally. polarised wave oscillates in only one plane (e.g only up and down), only transverse waves can be polarised.
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Let's list a few key examples of wave phenomena and then connect them to this definition. The first example that comes to mind when most people hear the word wave are the kinds of waves that one sees on the surface of a body of water: deep water waves in the ocean or ripples in a puddle.
What do we mean when we say something is a wave? A wave is a disturbance that travels or propagates from the place where it was created. Waves transfer energy from one place to another, but they do not necessarily transfer any mass. Light, sound, and waves in the ocean are common examples of waves.
