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When something vibrates, like a loudspeaker, it compresses the air and increases the pressure of the air when it moves out. When the loudspeaker moves in it creates a partial vacum and a decrease in air pressure. The increase/decrease in air pressure is propagated thru the air (or any medium),as a longitudinal wave, by pushing the air in front of it. The part of the cycle which produces the decrease in pressure is called a "rarefacation" of the air.
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∙ 12y agoRarefaction occurs in longitudinal (compression) waves, where the medium is alternately compressed and rarefied.
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∙ 14y agoReduction of a medium's density is known as Rarefaction (or opposite of compression). basimnazeer95@hotmail.com
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∙ 13y agoA rarefaction can be in a longitudinal and transverse wave. (Longitudinal and transverse wave are both Mechanical waves)
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∙ 10y agoThat would be an acoustic (sound) wave, or a vibrational wave. Either in a solid, liquid, or a gas.
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∙ 13y agoRarefaction occurs in sound waves where there in not compression.
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∙ 14y agoLongitudinal waves such as sound will do this.
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Molecules are farther apart in a rarefaction reflection compression or refraction?
Rarefaction.
Which part of a longitudinal wave is spread out?
RAREFRACTION
What is the difference between a compression and a refraction?
the difference is a rarefaction needs vibration i believe i'mnot sure
How are longitudinal waves used in communication?
All sound waves are longitudinal (compression/rarefaction) waves.
What is an example of rarefaction?
Rarefraction is part of asound wave where the particles of the medium through which it is travelling are spread out.
What rhymes with rarefaction?
There are no perfect rhymes for the word rarefaction.
Rarefaction occurs only in?
Rarefaction only occurs in a longitudinal wave. Rarefaction is the reduction of the density of a medium. It is the opposite of compression.
Molecules are farther apart in a rarefaction reflection compression or refraction?
Rarefaction.
Where is a place where molecules are far apart?
The Answer is rarefaction.
A region of spread out particles ina compressional wave is called?
I believe you are referring to rarefaction. The "trough" of a compression / rarefaction wave is called rarefaction.
What is the name of the process whereby a material is made less dense?
rarefaction
What types of wave does rarefaction and compression?
this kind of wave that includes compressional and rarefaction is called a longitudinal wave.
What is a part of a compressional wave where the particles are far apart?
A rarefaction., in contrast to a compression.
What is rarefacation?
Rarefaction is the reduction of an items density. Rarefaction is the opposite of compression. It is a technique to look at a species richness.
What is compression and a rarefaction in a longitudinal wave?
When you have the complete compression and rarefaction of a longitudinal wave, that is one complete wave.
What is the opposite of rarefaction?
compression
What of a sound wave is the distance between a compression or rarefaction and the next compression or rarefaction?
It is equal to wavelength.
