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  • Question
  • Which of the following is not a transverse wave?


  • Options
  • A. Light waves
  • B. Radio waves
  • C. Sound waves
  • D. All the above

  • Correct Answer
  • Sound waves 

    Explanation
    Light and Radio waves are both different frequency/wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation, which consists of two components electric and magnetic of perpendicular, transverse waves. 

     
    Sound, on the other hand, is a longitudinal wave which oscillates parallel to it's medium (back and forth instead of up and down).
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