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Which one of the following is NOT an example of a compressional wave a wave moving through a coiled spring sound traveling through the air sound traveling through water green light traveling thru air?
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∙ 13y ago
Light is an example of an electromagnetic (EM) wave. EM waves are transverse waves, not compressional waves.
Sound waves are compressional waves, so both sound traveling through air and water would be compressional.
Waves traveling along a coiled spring compress the coils together and spread them apart, so this is also an example of a compressional wave.
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Is green light traveling through air an example of a compressional wave?
No. Green light, like all electromagnetic waves, is a transverse wave.
A transverse or compressional wave that can travel only through matter?
That would be sound.
The frequency of electromagnetic energy traveling through a medium can change if any of the following change except?
Amplitude
What are waves that need a media?
Mechanical wavesMechanical waves need a medium to move through. An example is sound moving through the air. Sound is a compressional mechanical wave and the medium is the air. That's why there isn't any sound in space.
What does medium means?
A material that something passes through. For example vibrations traveling through a metal rod. The metal rod is the medium.
Are water waves compressional waves?
Compressional waves are waves that produce compression and rarefaction when traveling through a medium. Water waves are not considered as compressional waves.
Is green light traveling through air an example of a compressional wave?
No. Green light, like all electromagnetic waves, is a transverse wave.
What kind of compressional waves travel through gasses liquids and solids?
Sound waves are an excellent example
What is the disturbance that travels through a medium as a compressional wave called?
longitudinal wave. Example: Sound wave
What is sunlight traveling through a clear window an example of?
Sunlight traveling through a window is an example of transmission. The window transmits light. It could also be an example of refraction, as the light is slightly bent when it travels through the window.
A transverse or compressional wave that can travel only through matter?
That would be sound.
The frequency of electromagnetic energy traveling through a medium can change if any of the following change except?
Amplitude
Expansion and contraction of the rock material through which a wave passes is a characteristic of?
compressional waves
What are waves that need a media?
Mechanical wavesMechanical waves need a medium to move through. An example is sound moving through the air. Sound is a compressional mechanical wave and the medium is the air. That's why there isn't any sound in space.
What mean medium?
A material that something passes through. For example vibrations traveling through a metal rod. The metal rod is the medium.
What does medium means?
A material that something passes through. For example vibrations traveling through a metal rod. The metal rod is the medium.
Are all waves compressional waves?
No, compressional waves travel through liquids and gases. Transverse waves pass through solids. You may also be forgetting electromagnetic waves such as light, radio, x-rays, etc that propagate in neither of these ways and can even pass through vacuums.
