Using demonstrations on the beach and his animated sketchbook Jon looks at the two main types of wave: transverse and longitudinal. Sea waves, light waves, and Mexican waves are all transverse ...

The slinky can be shaken to produce longitudinal and transverse waves. Examples of longitudinal waves include sound waves and earthquake p-waves. Examples of transverse waves include EM waves, water ...

Learn how waves transfer energy from one place to another, the difference between longitudinal and transverse waves, and describe the parts of a wave. BBC Homepage. Skip to content; ...

Mechanical and electromagnetic waves, transverse and longitudinal waves, pulses and continuous waves are compared. Frequency, wavelength, period, and amplitude of waves are studied.