Question

A wave travels through a medium and displaces the particles perpendicular to the direction in which the waves is traveling. This type of wave is a

A : transverse wave because of the direction that the particles are being displaced as the wave travels

B : longitudinal wave because of the way the particles are displaced as the wave passes through

C : longitudinal wave because it moves forward through a medium causing the particles to vibrate

D:transverse wave because it not traveling in a vacuum and the particles are not moving