The motion of the material constituting the wave is up and down so that as the wave moves forward the material moves perpendicular (or transverse) to the direction the wave moves. Transverse wave, lon...The motion of the material constituting the wave is up and down so that as the wave moves forward the material moves perpendicular (or transverse) to the direction the wave moves. Transverse wave, longitudinal wave, compressional wave, torsional wave, wavelength, wave vector, wave period, amplitude, wave frequency, angular frequency, electromagnetic waves, sound waves, water waves, S-waves, P-waves, Rayleigh waves, Love waves, v=λf.
