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Longitudinal waves are waves that have the same direction of vibration along their direction of travel, which means that the vibration of the medium (particle) is in the same direction or opposite direction as the motion of the wave. Mechanical longitudinal waves have been also referred to as compressional waves or compression waves
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What type of wave does sound travel in?
Longitudinal Wave
Is ultrasound a transverse or longitudinal wave?
Sound, at least in gases like air, can only propagate as a longitudinal wave.
Why a longitudinal wave can not be made to travel along a string?
Longitudinal waves travel on a string!
What do sound waves travel as?
Longitudinal Wave
How does a longitudinal wave travel?
With the help of compressions and rarefactions longitudinal waves get propagated.
What are the two sound waves that travel through the air?
Transverse wave and a longitudinal wave
Does the wave in a lasso travel as a transverse or longitudinal wave?
i dont know the correct answer for this question.
A wave in which particles move back and forth at right angles to the direction of travel is called what?
a wave in which matter is moved back and forth in the direction the wave is moving
Is a sound wave a transverse wave or longitudinal wave?
Sound waves are longitudinal.
Do longitudinal waves need a medium to transport energy?
Yes, for example sound is a longitudinal wave. It cannot travel in a vacuum.
Is a radio wave longitudinal?
Radio wave is not a longitudinal wave it is a transverse wave
Are sound waves a transverse wave?
No , sound waves are longitudinal waves ,their vibrations are along the direction of travel of wave.
