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What are the bunched up areas of particles called in a longitudinal wave?

The bunched up areas of particles in a longitudinal wave are called compressions. These regions have high density of particles due to the waves' alternating compressions and rarefactions as they pass through a medium.


In longitudinal waves in a spring the parts where the coils are spread out are called?

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In longitudinal waves in a spring the parts where the coils are spread out are called what?

rarefactions


What are the stretched out parts in longitudinal waves called?

The stretched out parts in longitudinal waves are called rarefactions. These are regions where the particles of the medium are spread out, creating a lower pressure area compared to the surrounding compressed regions known as compressions.


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Is a volcanic wave longitudinal?

There are no waves that are specifically called "volcanic waves"; however, a volcanic eruption can of course cause seismic waves. These can be longitudinal or transverse.


Are p waves transverse waves or longitudinal waves?

P-waves are longitudinal and S-waves are transverse waves.


Longitudinal waves are also called?

Yes, there is another name for longitudinal waves which is 'Elastic Waves'. These waves have the same direction of vibration, as their direction of travel. These waves consist of Compressions and Rarefractions. Mechanically they are also called as Compression waves.


What are Waves that move the particles of the wave parallel to the direction the waves are traveling are called?

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What are compressional waves with particle motion in the same direction as wave propagation?

Those are called longitudinal waves. In longitudinal waves, the particles of the medium oscillate parallel to the direction of wave propagation. Sound waves in air are a common example of longitudinal waves.


In longitutudinal waves in a spring the parts where th?

In longitudinal waves in a spring, the parts where the particles are closest together are called compressions, while the parts where the particles are farthest apart are called rarefactions. These alternating compressions and rarefactions create the wave motion that travels through the medium.


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.