Light, Sound and ripples on the water surface are ell examples if waves.
They all transfer energy from place to place
They do this without net motion of the medium through which they travel
They all involve oscillations or vibrations of one sort or another
A continuous wave involves a succession of individual oscillations. A wave pulse involves just one oscillation. All waves can be classified as longitudinal or transverse. Examples are:
Wave and Type
Example of Energy Transfer
Sound Waves - Longitudinal
When the sound waves hit a surface they make it vibrate
Wave Ripples - Transverse
A floating Object Gains Gravitational Potential Energy as it Moves up and Kinetic Energy as it Moves
Light Waves - Transverse
Light waves are in the Form of photons which carry energy
Earthquake P Waves - Longitudinal
P waves compress and expand the Earths s interior
Earthquake S Waves - Transverse
S waves move the Earths surface move up and down
Waves on a Stretched StringĀ - Transverse
Waves on a string produce sound waves when the string vibrates
Compression Waves on a Stretched Spring - Longitudinal
Compressions pass along the spring when one end is jerked