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    Physics
    Grade-8
    Easy

    Question

    Light waves are ______ waves.

    1. Transverse
    2. Longitudinal
    3. Mechanical
    4. 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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