Physics
Grade-8
Easy
Question
Light waves are ______ waves.
- Transverse
- Longitudinal
- Mechanical
- Both a and c
Hint:
Light and other types of electromagnetic radiation are transverse waves.
The correct answer is: Transverse
- Light is a transverse wave.
- A transverse wave is a wave in which particles move perpendicular to the direction of the wave propagation.
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