unit exam - waves\nis this wave transverse or longitudinal?\nlongitudinal\ntransverse

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Brief Explanations:

Transverse waves have particle motion perpendicular to the wave's direction of travel. The shown wave (a type of transverse wave on a spring) has oscillations perpendicular to the overall curved wave's propagation path, matching transverse wave characteristics. Longitudinal waves have particle motion parallel to wave direction (compressions/rarefactions along the wave path), which is not depicted here.

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Transverse