if you take molecules for example, when the molecules are more compacted close together that is called compression. that is also when there is sound. when the molecules are spread far apart that is called rarefaction. if you need more help just tell me
surface waves
Longitudinal waves consist particles in a medium (ex of a medium= air) vibrate back and forth in a parallel direction to the direction of the wave is traveling. Example of a longitudinal wave are sound waves. Boom! Opposite of longitudinal waves would be a transverse wave where instead of particles moving in a parallel direction, transverse waves vibrate in a medium, side by side perpendicular to the direction the wave travels to. Example of a transverse wave is a light wave. Hope this helped =]
The particles of the wave (for compressive waves). Or for transverse waves, yet the particles move parallel to the wave too.
They move up and down, but do not move forward (NJASK8 Earth Science)
Disturbance in particle motion parallel to the wave velocity is called a longitudinal wave. Disturbance in particle motion perpendicular to the wave velocity is called a transverse wave.
A longitudinal wave moves in the same direction as the wave energy, while a transverse wave moves perpendicular to the wave energy. This means that the particles in a longitudinal wave move back and forth parallel to the wave direction, while the particles in a transverse wave move up and down perpendicular to the wave direction.
Longitudinal waves move in the same direction as the wave energy, with particles vibrating parallel to the wave motion. Transverse waves move perpendicular to the wave energy, with particles vibrating perpendicular to the wave motion.
In a longitudinal wave, particles move back and forth in the same direction as the wave is traveling. This means that the particles oscillate parallel to the direction of the wave.
That is called a longitudinal wave. In a longitudinal wave, the particles of the medium move parallel to the direction of the wave's energy transfer. Sound waves in air are examples of longitudinal waves.
That is called a longitudinal wave. In a longitudinal wave, the particles of the medium move parallel to the direction of the wave's propagation. Sound waves are an example of longitudinal waves.
This type of wave is called longitudinal waves.
In a longitudinal wave, particles of the medium oscillate in the same direction that the wave is traveling. The particles move back and forth parallel to the direction of the wave.
As the amplitude of a longitudinal wave increases, the particles in the wave will oscillate with greater displacement from their equilibrium position. This means they will move further away from their resting position as the wave passes through them.
Yes, that is correct. In a compression or longitudinal wave, the particles of the medium move parallel to the direction of energy transport. This means that the particles of the medium exhibit back-and-forth motion in the same direction that the wave is traveling.
The energy is not made of particles in the conventional sense. Particles of matter vibrate backwards and forwards along the direction of motion when a longitudinal wave travels. The particles possess kinetic energy.
Waves that move perpendicular to the motion of the wave are called transverse waves, while those that move parallel to to direction of the wave, such as sound waves, are called longitudinal, or compression waves
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