what are the different types of waves around us?
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['Longitudinal wave *s - Movement of the particles are parallel to the motion of the energy. ... ', 'Transverse wave *s - movement of the particles are at right angles (perpendicular) to the motion of the energy. ... ', 'Surface wave *s - particles travel in a circular motion.']
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All kinds of waves have the same fundamental properties of reflection, refraction, diffraction and interference, and all waves have a wavelength, frequency, speed and amplitude. A wave can be described by its length, height (amplitude) and frequency. All waves can be thought of as a disturbance that transfers energy.
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Waves transmit energy, not water, across the ocean and if not obstructed by anything, they have the potential to travel across an entire ocean basin. Waves are most commonly caused by wind. Wind-driven waves, or surface waves, are created by the friction between wind and surface water.
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['Earthquakes produce three types of seismic waves: primary waves, secondary waves, and surface waves. ... ', 'The fastest seismic waves are called primary waves, or P waves. ... ', 'Secondary waves are the second seismic waves to arrive at any particular location after an earthquake, though they start at the same time as primary waves.']
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There are two types of seismic waves, primary waves and secondary waves. Primary waves, also known as P waves or pressure waves, are longitudinal compression waves similar to the motion of a slinky (SF Fig. 7.1 A). Secondary waves, or S waves, are slower than P waves.
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The great majority of waves one sees on an ocean beach result from distant winds. Three factors influence the formation of "wind waves": Windspeed; length of time the wind has blown over a given area; and distance of open water that the wind has blown over (called fetch).
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Types of wave Seismic waves are fundamentally of two types, compressional, longitudinal waves or shear, transverse waves. Through the body of the Earth these are called P-waves (for primary because they are fastest) and S-waves (for secondary since they are slower).
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Waves are a disturbance on the surface of the sea or ocean, in the form of a moving ridge or swell.
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Earthquakes produce three types of seismic waves: primary waves, secondary waves, and surface waves. Each type moves through materials differently. In addition, the waves can reflect, or bounce, off boundaries between different layers.
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There are two basic types of wave motion for mechanical waves: longitudinal waves and transverse waves.
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Water waves are an example of waves that involve a combination of both longitudinal and transverse motions. As a wave travels through the waver, the particles travel in clockwise circles. The radius of the circles decreases as the depth into the water increases.
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Several common wave characteristics include frequency, period, wavelength, and amplitude.
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['Radio waves.', 'Infra-red waves.', 'Microwaves.', 'None of the above.']
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There are two types of seismic wave, namely, 'body wave' and 'surface wave'. There are two kinds of body waves: primary (P-waves) and secondary (S-waves). Surface waves are analogous to water waves and travel just under the Earth's surface. They travel more slowly than body waves.
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Body waves are of two types: Primary waves (also called P-waves, or pressure waves) and Secondary waves (S-waves, or shear waves).
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While waves that travel within the depths of the ocean are longitudinal waves, the waves that travel along the surface of the oceans are referred to as surface waves. A surface wave is a wave in which particles of the medium undergo a circular motion. Surface waves are neither longitudinal nor transverse.
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Mechanical Waves are waves which propagate through a material medium (solid, liquid, or gas) at a wave speed which depends on the elastic and inertial properties of that medium. There are two basic types of wave motion for mechanical waves: longitudinal waves and transverse waves.