A longitudinal wave.
In case you don't know what that means, a longitudinal wave is a wave in which the particle vibrate to and fro in a direction that is parallel to the direction in which the wave is travelling.
Rarefractions
As sound is an example of a longitudinal wave, sound has a series of compressions and rarefactions.To explain a bit more, compressions are the squeezes of the wave while rarefactions are the stretches of the wave.
Compressions and rarefractions make up sound waves. These look like squashed up coils of a spring and then stretched out coils. Try using a slinky on the ground to show it. Grab a friend, and hold both ends of the slinky stretched across the room, then push at one end. You will see the compression move along the slinky. Do it over again rapidly and you will see the series of compressions, which mirrors the behavior of a sound wave.
it is compressional wave. Compressional waves are a type of sound wave.
A sound wave is simply a vibration in the air molecules, or the molecules of some other substance. This vibration propagates as a wave, the energy gets transferred somewhere else.
Rarefractions
longitudinal wave formed due to compressions and rarefractions of media through which sound is propogating
transverse wave
As sound is an example of a longitudinal wave, sound has a series of compressions and rarefactions.To explain a bit more, compressions are the squeezes of the wave while rarefactions are the stretches of the wave.
Sound is a longitudinal wave. Hence, it travels through the air through compressions and rarefractions of molecules. This is also why it cannot travel through a vacuum.
Compressions and rarefractions make up sound waves. These look like squashed up coils of a spring and then stretched out coils. Try using a slinky on the ground to show it. Grab a friend, and hold both ends of the slinky stretched across the room, then push at one end. You will see the compression move along the slinky. Do it over again rapidly and you will see the series of compressions, which mirrors the behavior of a sound wave.
Longitidinal waves travel in the form of compressions and rarefractions. the distance beteween 2 consecutive compressions or rarefractions gives the wavelength of the longitudinal wave. transverse wave travels in the form of a sinousidal wave, it has crests and troughs. the distance between 2 consecutive crests and troughs give the wavelength of a longitudinal wave.
it is compressional wave. Compressional waves are a type of sound wave.
density
A sound wave is simply a vibration in the air molecules, or the molecules of some other substance. This vibration propagates as a wave, the energy gets transferred somewhere else.
The type of wave in which the particles in the medium experience forces parallel to the wave's direction is the longitudinal wave. It is a mechanical wave that travels through a series of compressions and rarefactions.
The type of wave in which the particles in the medium experience forces parallel to the wave's direction is the longitudinal wave. It is a mechanical wave that travels through a series of compressions and rarefactions.