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PLEASE HELP Please explain to me what longitudinal and transverse wave are!
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Please explain to me what longitudinal and transverse wave are!

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In a transverse wave the particles of the medium move perpendicular to the wave's direction of travel.

In a longitudinal wave, the particles of the medium move parallel to the wave's direction of travel.

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