Question

If any explosion takes place at the bottom of a lake, what type of shock waves in water will take place ?

• A. Longitudinal waves
• B. Transverse waves
• C. Both
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A Longitudinal waves

If any explosion takes place at the bottom of a lake, Longitudinal waves are formed in the water.
Longitudinal waves are waves in which the displacement of the medium is in the same direction as, or the opposite direction to, the direction of travel of the wave. Mechanical longitudinal waves are also called compression waves, because they produce compression and rarefaction when traveling through a medium. In longitudinal waves, the displacement of the medium is parallel to the propagation of the wave. Below is the diagrammatic representation.