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Is light a transverse or longitudinal?
Questioner:Tristan Baker 2018-04-06 09:54:45
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Charlotte Hughes——Studied at the University of Sydney, Lives in Sydney, Australia.
Light is a transverse wave. This means that the oscillations of the wave are perpendicular to the direction in which the wave is moving. In the case of light, these oscillations are electric and magnetic fields that oscillate at right angles to the direction of wave propagation. This is a fundamental property of electromagnetic radiation, which includes visible light as well as other types of waves like radio, microwaves, infrared, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays.
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Ethan Adams——Works at the International Labour Organization, Lives in Geneva, Switzerland.
Transverse and
longitudinal waves.
Light and other types of electromagnetic radiation are
transverse waves. Water waves and S waves (a type of seismic wave) are also
transverse waves. In
transverse waves, the vibrations are at right angles to the direction of travel.
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