Longitudinal
Wave
Transverse
Wave
Venn diagrams are used for comparing and contrasting
topics. The overlapping sections show characteristics that
the topics have in common, and the sections that are
unique to each topic show the characteristics that apply to
only that topic. This Venn diagram is comparing longitudinal
waves and transverse waves.
Parallel motion
Particles
only move
a small
amount
Perpendicular
motion
Where is the error in this Venn diagram?
Like moving a
spring up and
down
Particles do
not travel
with the
wave
Like moving a
spring back
and forth
"Parallel" and "Perpendicular" are switched.
The spring descriptions of motion are switched.
Particles travel along the wave in longitudinal waves.
Particles move long distances in transverse waves.