A water wave is neither transverse nor longitudinal, since water particles at the surface move clockwise on nearly circular paths as the wave moves from left to right.
Figure 16.4  A water wave is neither transverse nor longitudinal, since water particles at the surface move clockwise on nearly circular paths as the wave moves from left to right.


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