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When the waves are spread apart in a compressional wave, it is referred to as rarefaction. This is when the particles in the medium are further apart from each other compared to the compression phase, resulting in a decrease in density.

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What wave is example of a compressional wave?

a slinky spread out and then grab a few coils and release and watch a compressional wave! Another example is a sound wave. the particles compressed together form a compression. The particles more widely spread apart form a rarefaction.slinkySound waveCompressional waves are also called mechanical waves. Examples include the plasma waves or guided waves.


Has areas where particles are spread out?

compressional waves


What is an example of compressional waves?

a slinky spread out and then grab a few coils and release and watch a compressional wave! Another example is a sound wave. the particles compressed together form a compression. The particles more widely spread apart form a rarefaction.slinkySound waveCompressional waves are also called mechanical waves. Examples include the plasma waves or guided waves.


What wave are areas where particles spread out?

Longitudanal or compressional waves


What kind of wave pushes particles together and then spreads them apart as it moves?

This type of wave is a compressional wave, also known as a longitudinal wave. In this wave, the particles move parallel to the direction of the wave propagation, causing regions of compression and rarefaction as it moves through a medium. Examples of compressional waves include sound waves.


When particles or waves are spread apart in a longitudal wave they are called?

wavelength


compressional wave?

this is the waves of p waves that have same direction of waves


Which one of the following is NOT an example of a compressional wave a wave moving through a coiled spring sound traveling through the air sound traveling through water green light traveling thru air?

Light is an example of an electromagnetic (EM) wave. EM waves are transverse waves, not compressional waves. Sound waves are compressional waves, so both sound traveling through air and water would be compressional. Waves traveling along a coiled spring compress the coils together and spread them apart, so this is also an example of a compressional wave.


Are water waves compressional waves?

Compressional waves are waves that produce compression and rarefaction when traveling through a medium. Water waves are not considered as compressional waves.


What are some examples of compressional waves?

Mechanical waves are waves that need a medium to go through. Some examples are ocean waves, seismic waves, and sound waves. Also when a slinky moves back and forth or at right angles it is like a wave.


What has area where particles are spread out?

An area where particles are spread out has low density. This means that the particles are further apart from each other compared to a more densely packed area. Examples include a gas or a dilute solution.


The two types of regions that make up compressional waves are?

The two types of regions that make up compressional waves are compressions, where particles are closely packed together, and rarefactions, where particles are spread farther apart. Compressions are regions of high pressure and density, while rarefactions are regions of low pressure and density.