The waves produced in water after a stone is thrown are called ‘transverse waves’ because transverse waves are perpendicular to the direction of propagation of the oscillating wave. Transverse waves travel vertically, unlike longitudinal waves.
When a stone is thrown into the water, the particles of the oscillations produced in the water do not vibrate in the direction of wave propagation, but vibrate perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation, that is, they vibrate above and below their resting state. So the produced waves in water when a stone is thrown are called transverse waves.
Transverse waves
Oscillations of transverse waves always vibrate perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation. In this, at the mean positions of the particles of the medium, they move perpendicular to the direction of propagation of the wave. Transverse waves differ from longitudinal waves in that in transverse waves the particles of oscillation vibrate perpendicular to the propagation of the wave, while in longitudinal waves the particles of oscillation move in the direction of wave propagation.
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