another name for pressure wave is a P-wave EDIT: Another name for P-waves or Pressure waves are Compressional, Longitudinal, P, Dilation waves. The particle motion is in the direction of wave propagation These waves occur in Solids, Liquids, and Gases whereas Shear, transverse, S, or equivoluminal waves only occur in solids.
S waves, or secondary waves, are transverse seismic waves, meaning that the particles being effected by the wave are moving perpendicular to the wave's propagation.
The wave are classified as their motion respect to their propagation.
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Transverse Waves
Mechanical waves require a medium for their propagation whereas electromagnetic waves require a medium for their propagation.
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Electromagnetic waves, such as light and radio waves, do not require a material medium for their propagation. They can travel through a vacuum because they are created by oscillating electric and magnetic fields. This is in contrast to mechanical waves, like sound waves, which require a medium such as air or water to propagate.
Mechanical waves, such as sound waves and water waves, require a medium (solid, liquid, or gas) for propagation. These waves transfer energy through the motion of particles in the medium.
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Mechanical waves
Sound waves: These are mechanical waves that require a medium (such as air, water, or a solid material) for propagation. Water waves: Also known as surface waves, they are a type of mechanical wave that travels through a medium (such as water). Seismic waves: These are waves that are generated by earthquakes and require a medium, such as the Earth's crust and mantle, for propagation.
Wave propagation refers to the movement of waves through a medium, such as air or water. As waves travel, they transfer energy and information without displacing the medium itself. Waves can propagate in various forms, such as sound waves, light waves, and seismic waves.
In a way, they don't. There is always a medium; though for some waves, this medium can be empty space.
Electromagnetic waves (like light) don't require a medium for propagation, unlike mechanic waves (like sound).
For transverse waves, the vibration of the medium is perpendicular to the direction of the wave propagation. For longitudinal waves, the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction of the wave propagation.
The two types of mechanical waves are transverse waves and longitudinal waves. In transverse waves, particles in the medium move perpendicularly to the direction of the wave's propagation. In longitudinal waves, particles in the medium move parallel to the direction of the wave's propagation.