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Sound — Science STD 9 — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9ScienceSound1 Mark
Question
Given below are some example of wave motion. State in case, if the wave motion is transverse, longitudinal or a combination of both?
Light waves travelling from Sun to Earth.
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Answer

Transverse, because the light waves are electromagnetic waves in which electric and magnetic fields oscillate in the direction at right angles to each other and also to the direction of propagation of the wave.

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