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Transverse waves have crests and troughs.
Longitudinal waves have compressions and rarefactions.
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Are compressions and rarefactions characteristics of transverse waves?
No, compressions and rarefactions are characteristics of longitudinal waves, not transverse waves. In transverse waves, the particles of the medium move perpendicular to the direction of the wave propagation.
How do compressions and rarefactions compare to crests and troughs?
Compressions and rarefactions are regions of high and low pressure in a longitudinal wave, while crests and troughs are points of maximum positive and negative displacement in a transverse wave. Both terms describe different aspects of wave behavior: compressions and rarefactions in longitudinal waves, and crests and troughs in transverse waves.
Compressions and rarefactions are kinds of?
Compressions and rarefactions are kinds of pressure variations that occur in a wave. In a compression, the particles are close together, creating a higher pressure region while in a rarefaction, the particles are spread apart, creating a lower pressure region.
What waves are not transverse?
Longitudinal waves are not transverse waves. In longitudinal waves, the vibration of the medium is in the same direction as the direction of wave propagation, leading to compressions and rarefactions. Examples include sound waves and seismic waves.
Is there any possibility that transverse and longitudional waves are interchangible?
Both are forms of mechanical waves but moves or travels differently. Transverse travels perpendicular to it waves while longitudinal are made up of compressions and rarefactions, so no their not interchangeable.
What is the compressions and rarefactions of a wave?
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The what of a compressional wave is the distance between two adjacent compressions or rarefactions?
The wavelength of a compressional wave is the distance between two adjacent compressions or rarefactions.
How are transverse waves alike and different?
Transverse waves are alike longitudinal waves in that they both transfer energy, but transverse waves move perpendicular to the direction of the wave, while longitudinal waves move parallel to the direction of the wave. Transverse waves are characterized by crests and troughs, while longitudinal waves have compressions and rarefactions.
A sound wave is made of a series of compressions and what?
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.
Which parts of the transverse wave are analogous to the parts of a longitudinal wave?
Well the wavelength is the distance between succesive crests, or troughs on a transverse wave is the distance between consecutive compressions or rarefactions of a longitudinal wave. the frequency can is the time between consecutive crest on a transverse wave and the time between consecutive rarefactions or compressions on a longitudinal wave. the amplitude on a transverse wave is the distance between a crest and the zero value of the wave, not till the trough. on a longitudinal wave the amplitidue is measured by the strength of the rarefactions or compressions as compared to the natural state of the propagation medium. so for a longidudinal wave travelling throught the air; if the compression pressure is 4 bar the amplitude would be greater than if the compression pressure was 3 bar, because the air's natural pressure is 1 bar. in reality things like sound waves have much less compression pressure.
Using a spring as an example explain the compressions and rarefactions of a wave?
Compressions are the parts where the coils are close together
Why do compressions and rarefactions occur alternatively?
because the particles vibrate back and forth due to which compression and rarefactions are made
