Sound waves- Part 1

Sound waves- Part 1

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Sound waves are

• Longitudinal waves

• Transverse waves

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Transverse waves are

• is a wave in which the vibration is in the same direction as that in which the wave is traveling.

• when the wave is vibrating perpendicular to the direction the wave is traveling.

Example

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Sound waves can travel through

• Vacuum only

• Media(Solid, liquid, gas) only

• Both

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How are sound waves produced?

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Rarefaction is

• Is the part of a longitudinal wave in which the density and pressure are at a minimum

• the part of a longitudinal wave in which the density and pressure are at a maximum.

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Areas with high pressure in a longitudinal wave are called

• Compression

• Rarefaction

• Expansion