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Longitudinal Waves

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Name the two types of waves which can be generated in a long flexible spring (or slinky).

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Longitudinal and transverse waves.

Longitudinal waves are the waves vibrating in the direction of propagation.

Transverse waves are the waves in which the medium vibrates at right angles to the direction of its propagation.

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