Question

What do you understand by the term longitudinal wave? Give two examples.

Answer 1

Longitudinal Wave:

1. Longitudinal waves are the waves where the displacement of the medium is in the same direction as the direction of the travel of the wave.
2. A compression in a longitudinal wave is a region where the particles are the closest together while rarefaction in a longitudinal wave is a region where the particles are spread out.

Two examples of sound waves are:

1. Pressure waves
2. Sound waves.