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These are the characteristics of any thing that suggests a wave like motion .

For example the sound waves

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a series copression and rarefraction traving through a medium

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Q: Periodic series of compressions and rarefactions?
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Do transverse have compressions and rarefactions?

Transverse waves have crests and troughs. 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.


What is the compressions and rarefactions of a wave?

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Compressions and rarefactions are sections of?

Sound Waves


Are compressions and rarefactions characteristics of transverse waves?

Transverse waves have crests and troughs. Longitudinal waves have compressions and rarefactions.


Why do compressions and rarefactions occur alternatively?

because the particles vibrate back and forth due to which compression and rarefactions are made


Using a spring as an example explain the compressions and rarefactions of a wave?

Compressions are the parts where the coils are close together


How does a longitudinal wave travel?

With the help of compressions and rarefactions longitudinal waves get propagated.


Compressions and rarefactions are kinds of?

They are the characteristics of waves ( both longitudinal and transverse waves).


What is isound?

Compressions and rarefactions of the media in which it is considered. In a vacuum, no media so no sound.


What wave is made up of a series of compressions and rarefactions?

it is compressional wave. Compressional waves are a type of sound wave.


What do you call a series of compressions and rarefactions that travel in medium?

That sounds very much like the definition of sound waves - or more precisely pressure waves, which is what sound waves are.