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Do transverse have compressions and rarefactions?

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


What is the compressions and rarefactions of a wave?

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The what of a compressional wave is the distance between two adjacent compressions or rarefactions?

The wavelength of a compressional wave is the distance between two adjacent compressions or 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.


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

Compressions are the parts where the coils are close together


Why do compressions and rarefactions occur alternatively?

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


Are compressions and rarefactions characteristics of transverse waves?

No, compressions and rarefactions are characteristics of longitudinal waves, not transverse waves. In transverse waves, the particles of the medium move perpendicular to the direction of the wave propagation.


What waves have compression and rarefractions?

Sound waves have compressions and rarefactions. Compressions are areas where molecules are close together, creating high pressure, while rarefactions are areas where molecules are spread out, creating low pressure.


How do compressions and rarefactions compare to crests and troughs?

Compressions and rarefactions are regions of high and low pressure in a longitudinal wave, while crests and troughs are points of maximum positive and negative displacement in a transverse wave. Both terms describe different aspects of wave behavior: compressions and rarefactions in longitudinal waves, and crests and troughs in transverse waves.


How does a longitudinal wave travel?

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


What is isound?

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


A sound wave is made of a series of compressions and?

rarefactions, which are regions of high and low pressure respectively. As the wave travels through a medium, these compressions and rarefactions propagate in a wave pattern, carrying energy from one point to another.