Question

Waves that are a combination of longitudinal and transverse nature are
A) water waves
B) light waves
C) shock waves
D) sound waves

Answer 1

Hint : In transverse waves, the particles oscillate in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the propagation of the wave while in longitudinal waves the particles oscillate in a direction parallel and anti-parallel to the direction of the propagation of the wave.

Complete step by step answer
Water waves are a good example of waves that are a combination of longitudinal and transverse waves as the water particles move up and down which corresponds to transverse waves as well as side to side which corresponds to longitudinal waves as can be seen from ships, far away from seashores, etc. The combined motion of these two waves moves particles in a clockwise or anti-clockwise direction in the trajectory of an ellipse.
Light waves are transverse in nature as light travels in the form of oscillating electric and magnetic fields which are transverse only in nature. So, it is not the correct choice either
Shock waves and sounds waves are longitudinal only as they travel in the form of regions of low and high pressure in the direction parallel to the direction of propagation. So, they are not the correct choice either.
So, the correct choice is option (A).

Note
While water waves are a good example of the combined motion of the transverse and longitudinal waves, often if the waves are too high and intense, the water waves may not act in the way normal waves do and water sprays might occur which is not typical of normal waves as the particles always pass around their mean position. Also, water waves near the shore do not act in a longitudinal or transverse nature.