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Which wave has a disturbance that is perpendicular to the wave motion?

transverse

surface

no wave has a disturbance that is perpendicular

longitudinal

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transverse wave

A transverse wave is a wave in which particles of the medium move in a direction perpendicular to the direction that the wave moves.

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