What is the nature of the waves produced on the surface of the water when a stone is thrown in the calm water of a pond?
What is the nature of the waves produced on the surface of the water when a stone is thrown in the
calm water of a pond?
The waves produced by a stone dropped in water are transverse in nature because in a transverse wave whenever a disturbance is produced, it creates oscillations that are perpendicular to the propagation of energy transfer. In the same way when the stone is dropped, the water molecules vibrate up and down at the same place producing transverse waves.