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Rarefaction is the part of the sound wave where the air particles are the farthest apart from each other. It's like the "trough" of a transverse wave. The size of this part affects the wavelength and amplitude of the sound produced, which changes the volume and pitch. Note that there's also another part of the wave called "compression". This is like the "peak" of a transverse wave.
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Where is air compressed in a sound wave?
Everywhere. Sound is a series of longitudinally compresson and rarefraction volumes of (air).
What is determined by the amount of energy a sound wave carries?
The answer is the rarefraction *Lexi Bodenhimer wrote this :*
Do sound waves have to travel through a medium?
Yes, that is why they cannot travel through a vacuum. Searching "sound wave particle rarefraction" in google may give you more information on why this is.
What is a region of increased pressure in a longitudinal wave?
rarefraction
Periodic series of compressions and rarefactions?
These are the characteristics of any thing that suggests a wave like motion . For example the sound waves
What does rarefraction mean?
The spreading of molecules of sound. :)
Which part of sound wave has molecules that are not tightly packed together?
rarefraction
Where is air compressed in a sound wave?
Everywhere. Sound is a series of longitudinally compresson and rarefraction volumes of (air).
What is determined by the amount of energy a sound wave carries?
The answer is the rarefraction *Lexi Bodenhimer wrote this :*
Do sound waves have to travel through a medium?
Yes, that is why they cannot travel through a vacuum. Searching "sound wave particle rarefraction" in google may give you more information on why this is.
What is a region increased pressure in a longitudinal wave?
rarefraction
What is a region of increased pressure in a longitudinal wave?
rarefraction
Periodic series of compressions and rarefactions?
These are the characteristics of any thing that suggests a wave like motion . For example the sound waves
What happens to your vocal chords when you speak?
The voice vibrates due to the Compression and the Rarefraction. When a sound vibrates it producs an area of Compression and Rarefraction as these vibration strikes our ear drum,it starts vibrating. These vibrations communicated to the brain and we are able to hear sound.
Where all molecules are spread apart in a longitudinal wave?
rarefraction
What fraction of the earths electricity is used by light globes?
Rarefraction
Which part of a longitudinal wave is spread out?
RAREFRACTION
