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A sound wave contains compressions (areas of high pressure) and rarefactions (areas of low pressure). These variations in pressure create the wave pattern that carries sound energy through a medium, such as air or water.

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What type of wave makes up sound waves?

longitudinal wave formed due to compressions and rarefractions of media through which sound is propogating


A sound wave is made of a series of compressions and?

rarefactions, which are regions of high and low pressure respectively. As the wave travels through a medium, these compressions and rarefactions propagate in a wave pattern, carrying energy from one point to another.


What type of wave has rarefractions?

transverse wave


How are sound waves in air produced?

Sound is a longitudinal wave. Hence, it travels through the air through compressions and rarefractions of molecules. This is also why it cannot travel through a vacuum.


A series of compressions and rarefractions forms this wave?

A longitudinal wave. In case you don't know what that means, a longitudinal wave is a wave in which the particle vibrate to and fro in a direction that is parallel to the direction in which the wave is travelling.


How can you measure the wavelength of a longitude and transverse wave?

Longitidinal waves travel in the form of compressions and rarefractions. the distance beteween 2 consecutive compressions or rarefractions gives the wavelength of the longitudinal wave. transverse wave travels in the form of a sinousidal wave, it has crests and troughs. the distance between 2 consecutive crests and troughs give the wavelength of a longitudinal wave.


What waves have compression and rarefractions?

Sound waves have compressions and rarefactions. Compressions are areas where molecules are close together, creating high pressure, while rarefactions are areas where molecules are spread out, creating low pressure.


The low2 point of a sound wave the rarefractions where the lowest air pressure occurs?

density


What is a series of compressions and refractions forms which a wave?

A wavefront is a series of compressions and refractions that form as a wave advances through a medium. This series of compressions and refractions represents the changing regions of high and low pressure as the wave travels.


What is a sound wave made up of?

A sound wave is made up of compressions and rarefactions of air molecules. This repeating pattern of high and low pressure regions propagates through a medium, such as air or water, carrying the energy of the sound. The frequency of these compressions and rarefactions determines the pitch of the sound, while the amplitude determines the volume.


A sound wave is made of a series of compression and?

Compressions and rarefractions make up sound waves. These look like squashed up coils of a spring and then stretched out coils. Try using a slinky on the ground to show it. Grab a friend, and hold both ends of the slinky stretched across the room, then push at one end. You will see the compression move along the slinky. Do it over again rapidly and you will see the series of compressions, which mirrors the behavior of a sound wave.


What is the difference between adjacent wave compressions?

The difference between adjacent wave compressions is the distance between their peaks or troughs. The wavelength is the physical distance between two adjacent wave compressions, while the frequency represents the number of compressions passing a fixed point per unit of time.