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15 June, 10:36

Why are water ripples, electromagnetic waves, and radio waves transverse?

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    If a transverse wave is moving in the positive x-direction, its oscillations are in up and down directions that lie in the y-z plane. Light is an example of a transverse wave. With regard to transverse waves in matter, the displacement of the medium is perpendicular to the direction of propagation of the wave.
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