Name a property common to both longitudinal and transverse wave.

What is common in mechanical longitudinal and transverse waves?

Explain why (or how) : (a) In a sound wave, a displacement node is a pressure antinode and vice-versa, (b) Bats can ascertain distances, directions, nature and size of obstacles without any eyes, (c) a violin note and sitar note may have the same frequency, yet we can distinguish between the two notes, (d) Solids can support both longitudinal and transverse waves, but only longitudinal waves can propagate in gases, (e) The shape of pulse gets distorted during propagation in a dispersive medium.

(A): Solids can support both longitudinal and transverse waves but only mechanical longitudinal waves can propagate in gases. (R): For the propagation of mechanical transverse waves, medium must also necessarily have the property of rigidity.

(A) : Waves produced by a motor boat sailing in water are both longitudinal and transverse waves. (R): The longitudinal and transverse waves cannot be produced simultaneously.

The main difference between longitudinal and transverse waves in that

Is it possible to produce longitudinal wave and transverse wave in the same medium? Explain with an example.

The waves produced by a motor boat sailing in water are : a) neither longitudinal nor transverse b) both longitudinal and transverse c) only longitudinal d) only transverse

Longitudinal waves cannot

Is it possible to have a wave which is neither longitudinal nor transverse ?

The longitudinal wave can be observed in