Physics 5054 · O Level · Sound

Sound — practice question

A sound wave travels through a substance. The diagram indicates the positions of the molecules of the substance at one moment. What kind of wave is a sound wave, and what is at X?

  • Alongitudinal, compression
  • Blongitudinal, rarefaction
  • Ctransverse, compression
  • Dtransverse, rarefaction

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