C. While on the way back to shore, the oceanographer throws in a fishing line to see if she
can catch anything for dinner. She is lucky enough to catch a mahi-mahi. When she pulls
it out of the water, her colleagues estimate the weight of the fish. Their estimates are 16.1
kilograms (kg), 16.8 kg, and 15.9 kg. When they weigh the fish upon returning to shore,
the actual weight is 18.2 kg.

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when the displaced particles are perpendicular to the direction the wave travels, is called a transverse wave, whereas in longitudinal wave the displace practices are parallel to the direction of the wave.

in the given image:

first image shows - longitudinal wave

second image shows - transverse wave

third image shows - longitudinal wave

fourth image shows - longitudinal wave