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In which kind of wave do the particles of the medium move at right angles to the direction in which the wave is traveling. Transverse. In what way do the particles in the wave move when surface waves combine the properties of transverse and longitudinal waves.
A light wave is an example of a transverse wave. Propagation of a transverse spherical wave in a 2d grid (empirical model). A transverse wave is a moving wave that consists of oscillations occurring perpendicular (or right angled) to the direction of energy transfer. If a transverse wave is moving in the positive x-direction, its oscillations are in up and down directions that lie in the yâz plane. Light is an example of a transverse wave. With regard to transverse waves in matter, the displacement of the medium is perpendicular to the direction of propagation of the wave. A ripple in a pond and a wave on a string are easily visualized as transverse waves.