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It would be a longitudinal wave. If you were to conduct an experiment to see which wave travels in the same direction as the disturbance, you would take a slinky and push it. And if you watch the wave, you'll see that it travels through the slinky outward, and travels back to the disturbance (your hand). This wave is a longitudinal wave.
Sound waves are mechanical waves, meaning they require a medium to travel through, such as air, water, or solids. Sound waves travel by the molecules in the medium vibrating and transferring energy to neighboring molecules, propagating the disturbance through the medium.
A longitudinal wave is a wave of which the disturbance direction is the same direction of the direction of the wave. Waves done in a spring and sound waves are an example. A longitudinal wave: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The disturbance is generally called a "wave", and the material (which may be empty space in some cases!) is called the "medium".
The speed of a longitudinal wave is determined by the properties of the medium through which it travels. Different mediums have different densities and elasticities, which affect how fast the wave can travel through them. In general, the speed of a longitudinal wave increases with the stiffness and density of the medium.
Light does that.
Longitudinal wave
The disturbance that travels through a medium as a compressional wave is called a longitudinal wave. In this type of wave, the particles of the medium move parallel to the direction of the wave's energy propagation. Sound waves are a common example of longitudinal waves.
It would be a longitudinal wave. If you were to conduct an experiment to see which wave travels in the same direction as the disturbance, you would take a slinky and push it. And if you watch the wave, you'll see that it travels through the slinky outward, and travels back to the disturbance (your hand). This wave is a longitudinal wave.
Sound waves are mechanical waves, meaning they require a medium to travel through, such as air, water, or solids. Sound waves travel by the molecules in the medium vibrating and transferring energy to neighboring molecules, propagating the disturbance through the medium.
A longitudinal wave is a wave of which the disturbance direction is the same direction of the direction of the wave. Waves done in a spring and sound waves are an example. A longitudinal wave: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The disturbance is generally called a "wave", and the material (which may be empty space in some cases!) is called the "medium".
The speed of a longitudinal wave is determined by the properties of the medium through which it travels. Different mediums have different densities and elasticities, which affect how fast the wave can travel through them. In general, the speed of a longitudinal wave increases with the stiffness and density of the medium.
A good example of a single disturbance that travels through a medium is a sound wave. Sound waves are created by vibrating objects that disturb the particles of a medium (such as air, water, or solids), causing a chain reaction of disturbances that propagate through the medium as pressure waves.
A wave is a single bump or disturbance that travels through a medium, such as air or water, transferring energy without transferring matter. Waves can be classified into mechanical waves, like sound waves and water waves, or electromagnetic waves, like light waves.
A longitudinal wave moves through a medium by causing particles in the medium to vibrate back and forth in the same direction as the wave's propagation. This creates areas of compression and rarefaction as the wave travels through the medium.
Disturbance travels in a medium through the transfer of energy from one particle to another. As the energy is passed along, neighboring particles are triggered to vibrate or displace, transmitting the disturbance through the medium. The disturbance does not involve the physical transfer of matter but rather the propagation of energy.