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As a sound wave travels it compresses the air particles around it together in order for it to travel because a wave cannot travel if the matter it uses isn't connected.
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What type of wave is sound wave?
A sound wave is considered a sinusoidal wave.
What does a compression wave moving outward from its source produce?
Sound wave
What is a compression wave of gas liquid or solid that is detected by your ear?
A compression wave is not matter, it is a transference of energy.
Does sound travel in a compressional or surface wave?
Compression
What is rare faction of sound wave?
A rare faction is an area of a sound wave where there is lesser compression of the medium,ie Rarefaction is the reduction of a medium's density, or the opposite of compression
What makes a compression wave?
compression wave is a wave like a sound wave
What is sound of wave?
A compression wave.
Is a compression wave a sound wave?
yes a sound wave is a Compressional wave
What type of wave is sound wave?
A sound wave is considered a sinusoidal wave.
It is compression corresponds to the trough of a transverse in a sound wave?
compression
What does a compression wave moving outward from its source produce?
Sound wave
What is a compression wave of gas liquid or solid that is detected by your ear?
A compression wave is not matter, it is a transference of energy.
Does sound travel in a compressional or surface wave?
Compression
What is rare faction of sound wave?
A rare faction is an area of a sound wave where there is lesser compression of the medium,ie Rarefaction is the reduction of a medium's density, or the opposite of compression
Which part of sound wave has molecules that are tightly packed together?
it is called the compression
Why is sound considered energy?
Sound is a compression wave travelling through the air.
Compression waves that can be heard?
Compression waves happen when particles within a wave are close together rather than spread out. Anything that has a sound is a compression wave that can be heard.
