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 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 3

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 4

Density of material in compressions and rarefractions.

Answer 5

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

Answer 6

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

Answer 7

Large amplitude waves have less matter then small amplitude waves

Answer 8

The waves get closer together.

Answer 9

False