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What are longitudinal waves give one example?
In a longitudinal wave the particles are displaced parallel to the direction the wave travels. An example of longitudinal waves is compressions moving along a slinky. We can make a horizontal longitudinal wave by pushing and pulling the slinky horizontally.
What is longitudinal wave and transverse waves?
Transverse waves are always characterized by particle motion being perpendicular to wave motion. A longitudinal wave is a wave in which particles of the medium move in a direction parallel to the direction that the wave moves. A sound wave traveling through air is a classic example of a longitudinal wave.
What do you understand by longitudinal?
1 : placed or running lengthwise The insect’s back is black with yellow longitudinal stripes. 2 : of or relating to length or the lengthwise dimension the longitudinal extent of the building.
Why are waves called longitudinal?
A sound wave is called a longitudinal wave because compressions and rarefactions in the air produce it. The air particles vibrate parallel to the direction of propagation.
What is longitudinal and transverse?
Transverse waves cause the medium to move perpendicular to the direction of the wave. Longitudinal waves cause the medium to move parallel to the direction of the wave.
What is the difference between lateral and longitudinal?
Lateral – spanning the width of a body. The distinction between width and length may be unclear out of context. Longitudinal – spanning the length of a body.
What are facts about longitudinal waves?
Facts About Longitudinal Waves A longitudinal wave is a wave where the movement of the medium is in the same direction as the wave. Examples of longitudinal waves include: Sound waves in air, waves formed a long a compressed spring and seismic waves. Longitudinal waves cause changes in the pressure of the different parts of the medium through which they pass.
What are some examples of longitudinal waves?
Examples of longitudinal waves are: sound waves in air, waves in a stretched string when the string is attached to a vibrating fork which vibrates parallel to the string, etc. Acoustic waves in solids have both transverse as well as longitudinal components.
Which represents a longitudinal wave?
A longitudinal wave is a wave that moves in the direction that it was started. It has a compression (increased intensity) of the medium particles and a rarefaction (a reduction of intensity). A slinky lying horizontal and pushed horizontally is a simple way to demonstrate a longitudinal wave. A typical example is a longitudinal wave is a sound wave.
How does one measure the wavelength of a longitudinal wave?
Wavelength can be measured as the distance between two adjacent crests of a transverse wave or two adjacent compressions of a longitudinal wave. It is usually measured in meters. Wavelength is related to the energy of a wave.