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Parts of longitudinal waves

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What are the stretched out parts in longitudinal waves called?

Rarefaction.

Are p waves transverse waves or longitudinal waves?

P-waves are longitudinal and S-waves are transverse waves.

In longitudinal waves in a spring the parts where the coils are spread out are called?

rarefactions

What are the bunched up parts in longitudinal waves called?

they are called compressions

Are light waves transverse waves or longitudinal waves?

Longitudinal

Are sound waves transverse waves while light waves are longitudinal waves or are all sound waves and light waves longitudinal waves?

Light waves are transverse.Sound waves may be transverse or longitudinal. Sound in gases can only be longitudinal.

Are sound waves longitudinal in solids?

No Sound waves are longitudinal. Being longitudinal they cannot be POLARISED.

In longitudinal waves in a spring the parts where the coils are spread out are called what?

rarefactions

Are P-waves and S-waves transverse or longitudinal waves?

P-waves are longitudinal and S-waves are transverse waves.

What are two types of mechanical waves?

transverse and longitudinal

Are soundwaves longitudinal waves?

longitudinal wave

How are longitudinal waves used in communication?

All sound waves are longitudinal (compression/rarefaction) waves.