1. Kinds of Electromagnetic Waves
Types of electromagnetic waves are waves that do not require a medium or intermediary for the vibration propagation process. This type of wave can be found in gamma rays, X rays, infrared, ultraviolet light, radio waves, radar waves, and television waves.
2. Types of Mechanical Waves
Types of mechanical waves are waves that require a medium or an intermediary to transmit the vibrations. It is known, almost all types of waves that exist, including types of mechanical waves.
3. Kinds of Stationary Waves
Stationary wave type is a wave that has a phase and amplitude that varies or is not the same at every point. This phase change and wave will continue to occur as long as the wave is moving. This type of wave is an example of a plucked guitar string.
4. Kinds of Longitudinal Waves
Types of longitudinal waves are waves that move parallel or coincide with the direction of propagation. This type of wave is found in spring waves and sound waves.
5. Kinds of Transverse Waves
Types of transverse waves are waves whose vibration direction moves perpendicular to the direction of propagation. These types of waves can include waves on a string, light waves, and surface waves.
6. Kinds of Walking Waves
A type of traveling wave is a wave with the same phase and amplitude at every point. This type of wave can be found in rope waves.
7. Kinds of Audiosonic Waves
Audiosonic sound waves are a type of sound wave whose frequency ranges from 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz. Audiosonic sound is the only type of sound wave that can be heard by humans because its frequency is within the normal range of human hearing.
8. Kinds of Infrasound Waves
Infrasound is a type of sound wave whose frequency is less than 20 Hz. This type of infrasonic sound cannot be heard by humans because the waves cannot be captured by the human ear as a sense of hearing.
This type of sound can be heard by animals. Some animals that can hear infrasound are dogs, crickets, elephants, and dolphins. Infrasound sound is used by humans for a number of purposes, such as to detect volcanic activity of volcanoes.
9. Kinds of Ultrasonic Waves
Ultrasonic sound is a type of sound wave whose frequency is more than 20,000 Hz. This type of ultrasonic sound cannot be heard by humans because the waves cannot be captured by the human ear as a sense of hearing.
Ultrasonic sound is used by humans for a number of purposes, especially in the medical and health fields, for example to detect fetuses through ultrasound programs and diagnose various diseases through ultrasonic waves.
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