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A pebble is thrown in a pond, and the water ripples on the surface. Of what type of wave is this an example?
A.
a transverse wave because the vibrations move perpendicular to the wave's direction of travel
B.
a transverse wave because the vibrations move parallel to the wave's direction of travel
C.
a longitudinal wave because the vibrations move perpendicular to the wave's direction of travel
D.
a longitudinal wave because the vibrations move parallel to the wave's direction of travel
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Ripples on a pond are treated as transverse waves because the water surface moves up and down (perpendicular to the wave's direction). (In reality surface-water particles move in small circular/elliptical paths, so there are both transverse and longitudinal components, but the dominant surface displacement is perpendicular.)
Ripples on a pond are treated as transverse waves because the water surface moves up and down (perpendicular to the wave's direction). (In reality surface-water particles move in small circular/elliptical paths, so there are both transverse and longitudinal components, but the dominant surface displacement is perpendicular.)
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