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Are water waves transverse or longitudinal? How do you know? IN YOUR OWN WORDS.

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Answer:

sound waves in air and water are longitudinal. Their disturbances are periodic variations in pressure that are transmitted in fluids. Figure 13.5 the wave on a guitar string is transverse

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