Asked by Anonymous

A slowly moving engine bumps into a string of railroad cars standing on siding. A wave pulse is transmitted down the string of cars as each one bumps into the next one. What kind of wave is this?
Transverse or Longitudinal?

Wouldn't it be longitudinal
Answered by oobleck
yes
the cars move in the direction of the wave
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