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My name is Hiruni Senarath Dassanayake
and today we are at the beach in Sri Lanka to talk a little bit about waves
and today we are at the beach in Sri Lanka to talk a little bit about waves
So what is a wave?
A wave is a disturbance propagating through space
A wave is a disturbance propagating through space and it usually transfers energy.
A wave is a disturbance propagating through space and it usually transfers energy.
There are two types of waves
Transverse waves and a longitudinal waves
I am going to take a slinky and demonstrate
what a transverse wave and a longitudinal wave look like
what a transverse wave and a longitudinal wave look like
 
 
 
 
This is a longitudinal wave
 
 
This is a transverse wave
 
So I am curious,  what does a transverse wave and a longitudinal wave look like in nature?
So I am curious,  what does a transverse wave and a longitudinal wave look like in nature?
So I am curious,  what does a transverse wave and a longitudinal wave look like in nature?
The sound we hear are called longitudinal wave
The sound we hear are called longitudinal wave
and the up and down motion of the sea are called transverse waves
and the up and down motion of the sea are called transverse waves
This is a very true phenomenon for anybody who's been sea sick!
So today we learnt little bit about waves today and
So today we learnt little bit about waves today and
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