Which region of low pressurewhere particles are soread apaet in sound waves?
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In longitudinal waves, the vibrations are parallel to the direction of wave travel.
Examples of longitudinal waves include:
sound waves
ultrasound waves
seismic P-waves
One way to remember the movement of particles in longitudinal waves is to say the waves move along the same way as the particles.
Demonstrating longitudinal waves
Longitudinal waves show areas of compression and rarefaction:
compressions are regions of high pressure due to particles being close together
rarefactions are regions of low pressure due to particles being spread further apart
Longitudinal waves are often demonstrated by pushing and pulling a stretched slinky spring.In the diagram, the compressions move from left to right and energy is transferred from left to right. However, none of the particles are transported along a longitudinal wave. Instead, they move backwards and forwards between compressions as the wave is transmitted through the medium.
