The distance from one compression to the next compression is the amplitude of a longitudinal wave?

Answer 1

The amplitude of a compressional wave, like a sound wave, is determined by the concentration of molecules in each compression. The higher the amplitude, or energy that a wave carries, the more compact the molecules are in a compression. The lower the amplitude, the more spread out those particles are. the amplitude of a compressional wave,like a sound wave,is determined by the contretration of waves in a compression

Answer 2

The distance between one compression and the next compression in a longitudinal wave is equal to half the wavelength of the wave. This distance represents the amplitude of the wave, which is the maximum displacement of particles from their equilibrium position as the wave passes through the medium.

Answer 3

The wavelength is the distance between consecutive crests.

You can measure it from crest to crest (highest point of a wave), trough to trough (lowest point of a wave), or from normal mid-way to normal mid-way.

Answer 4

There are two types of waves: longitudinal and transverse. In a longitudinal wave, the wave moves parallel to the disturbance. In a transverse wave, the wave moves in a direction perpendicular to the direction of disturbance in the medium. For example, in a vibrating string, the string moves up and down, but the pulse travels down the string. The wave moves in a direction perpendicular to the way the string moves. The amplitude of a wave is a measure of its size, or the distance between its peak and trough. It is also a measure of the amount of

energyin a wave. While amplitude is hard to calculate for longitudinal waves, it is a fairly simple task to calculate in transverse waves.

Instructions

1. • 1

     Find the point where the string (or other medium) is farthest from horizontal in one direction.

   • 2

     Measure the distance between that point and the horizontal.

   • 3

     Double that distance. This is the amplitude.

Answer 5

Density of material in compressions and rarefractions.

Answer 6

a larger amplitude means a smaller sound and a smaller amplitude means a larger sound.

Answer 7

The amplitude of a compressional wave is related to how tightly the medium is pushed together at the compressions.

Answer 8

Large amplitude waves have less matter then small amplitude waves

Answer 9

The waves get closer together.

Answer 10

False