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What sets out how the disturbance proceeds over time for different types of waves?
Which type of wave requires the particles of the medium to vibrate for energy transfer?
What type of waves can travel through a vacuum?
What type of oscillations are characteristic of transverse waves?
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Electromagnetic waves require a medium for energy transfer.
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Mechanical waves include light, microwaves, and X-rays.
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Transverse waves occur when the oscillations are perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer.
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Longitudinal waves occur when the oscillations are parallel to the direction of energy transfer.
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Transverse waves occur when a disturbance creates oscillations that are parallel to the direction of energy transfer.
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Waves are described by a wave equation that remains constant for all types of waves.
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Which type of wave occurs when the oscillations are parallel to the direction of propagation?
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Longitudinal waves occur when the oscillations are perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer.
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Mechanical waves include light, microwaves, and X-rays.
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All waves are described by a wave equation that remains constant for all types of waves.
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Electromagnetic waves require a medium for energy transfer.
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