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Q: What is an example of a compression in a wave?
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What makes a compression wave?

compression wave is a wave like a sound wave


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.


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 sound of wave?

A compression wave.


Is a water wave a compression wave?

my answer is no


What are the areas of compression and rarefraction an dwhich type wave do they aply?

LONGITUDINAL wave. Air layers come closer at a particular time at a particular place is known to be compression. At the same place after some time the layers get separated. This is rarefaction. For example, a sound wave.


Is a sonic wave a longitudinal wave?

No, a compression-rarefaction wave.


What is a compressional wave?

Answer 1: A compressional wave is a wave that is close together and transverse waves are waves that are going the way the wave travels. Answer 2: Basically, it's a sound wave. A compressional wave is a wave that travels back and forth, moving with compression. Scince it is a mechanical wave it must use a medium to travel though. A sound wave is a good example of a compressional wave. A compressional wave is a wave that travels back and forth, moving with compression. Scince it is a mechanical wave it must use a medium to travel though. A sound wave is a good example of a compressional wave. ================================================================ its since, stupid.


Is a compression wave a sound wave?

yes a sound wave is a Compressional wave


What is the difference between compression wave and electromagnetic wave?

You mean longitudinal wave by compression wave? Electromagnetic wave is transverse in nature. It does not need a material medium. It can pass even through vacuum. But compression waves bady needs a material medium.


What is wave in which matter moves in the same direction as the wave?

Compression wave


Is light a compression wave or a transverse?

A transverse wave