10.5.2 - Longitudinal Waves
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Practice Questions
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What is a longitudinal wave?
💡 Hint: Think of how sound travels.
What happens during compression in a longitudinal wave?
💡 Hint: Recall the behavior of particles in a slinky.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What direction do particles move in a longitudinal wave?
💡 Hint: Consider how sound propagates.
True or False: Longitudinal waves can travel through a vacuum.
💡 Hint: Think about sound in space.
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Challenge Problems
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A sound wave travels through three mediums: air, water, and steel. Rank them from fastest to slowest based on sound speed.
💡 Hint: Consider how particles are arranged in each medium.
Explain how a compression wave traveling through a slinky can be related to sound waves traveling through air.
💡 Hint: Think about how energy moves in both situations.
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