sound waves cause air particles to vibrate back and forth; ripples cause water particles to vibrate up and down. A longitudinal wave is one in which the vibrations of the particles are parallel to ...

sound waves cause air particles to vibrate back and forth ripples cause water particles to vibrate up and down Waves cause a disturbance of the medium through which they travel. This allows them ...

This type of wave is formed by several smaller waves that combine into one big wave, and it can hit after 10 to 20 minutes of small waves. Cold water temperatures in the Northwest can have deadly ...