Key term for Edexcel GCSE Physics, used in The EM Spectrum.
A wave where the oscillations are perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer.
Transverse wave appears in Edexcel GCSE Physics revision content for Light and the electromagnetic spectrum, especially The EM Spectrum and Continuous Spectrum.
Light and the electromagnetic spectrum
The EM Spectrum • Continuous Spectrum
Light and the electromagnetic spectrum
EM Waves Properties and Practical • EM Waves Properties
Waves
Measuring Waves and Behaviour • Measuring Velocity
Waves
Properties of Waves • Longitudinal vs Transverse
Waves
Properties of Waves • Wave Evidence
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