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A longitudinal wave diagram typically shows features such as compression (areas of high pressure) and rarefaction (areas of low pressure), wavelength (distance between two consecutive points of similar phase), amplitude (maximum displacement of a wave from its equilibrium position), and frequency (number of wave cycles per unit of time).

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What does a longitudinal waves diagram illustrate?

A longitudinal waves diagram illustrates how waves move in a back-and-forth motion, parallel to the direction of the wave's energy transfer.


Which part of the diagram indicates the amplitude of the wave?

In a wave diagram, the amplitude is indicated by the distance from the resting position to the highest point of the wave (for a transverse wave) or how compressed the wave is (for a longitudinal wave). This represents the maximum displacement from the equilibrium position.


Is a sound wave a transverse wave or longitudinal wave?

Sound waves are longitudinal.


What is another name for a longitudinal a longitudinal wave?

A compression wave is another name for a longitudinal wave.


Is a sound wave a longitudinal wave?

Yes, a sound wave is a longitudinal wave.


What type of wave does sound travel in?

Longitudinal Wave


Is longitudinal a sound wave?

A sound wave is indeed a longitudinal wave as opposed to a transverse wave


Is sound a longitudinal wave?

Yes, sound is a longitudinal wave.


Is ultrasound a transverse or longitudinal wave?

Sound, at least in gases like air, can only propagate as a longitudinal wave.


Where do longitudinal waves originate?

Longitudinal waves are the result of earthquakes, and are also known as Primary, or P-Waves. Longitudinal waves are faster than Transverse (Secondary) Waves. A diagram of a Longitudinal wave is a straight line, with a denser area where the wave itself is travelling.


Why sound waves are longitudinal waves?

If the particles of the medium vibrate in the direction of propagation of wave, as in sound waves that's why sound waves are called longitudinal waves.


Medium vibrates in the same direction as the wave travels?

This type of wave is called a longitudinal wave. In a longitudinal wave, the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave propagation. Sound waves are an example of longitudinal waves.