As longitudinal wave travel particles in the medium are pushed together and then pulled apart. we call this

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Jasmine Baldwin

Biology

4 March, 06:32

As longitudinal wave travel particles in the medium are pushed together and then pulled apart. we call this

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Joaquin Baker · Answer 1

compression and rarefaction

Explanation:

This kind of wave is called a longitudinal wave and an example of such a wave is a sound wave. The center of compression can be analogous to the top of a crest of a transverse wave while the center of the rarefaction would be analogous to the bottom of the trough of a transverse wave.