Velocity, unlike speed, includes a direction.
Velocity is a vector quantity which is defined by magnitude and direction.
Speed is a scalar quantity. It is the rate at which an object moves regardless of which direction.
Explanation:
A wave is a disturbance in a medium. For example, when some pebbles are thrown in water, the water particles gets disturbed. A wave is characterized by the following parameters i.e.
Frequency
Wavelength etc
The number of oscillations or vibrations in a medium is called the frequency of a wave.
Also, the distance between two consecutive crests and troughs is called the wavelength of a wave. The relationship between the wavelength and the frequency of a wave is given by :
Speed of wave = frequency × wavelength
Sound needs medium to travel and it can not travel without medium
so sound wave is a travelling wave
now we also know that sound wave propagate in form of rarefaction and compression.
So all medium particles travel in the direction of wave only
so it is a longitudinal wave also
so correct answer will be
<em>mechanical longitudinal </em>
It has been hypothesized, and some studies have supported the conjecture,
that certain species of insects and birds are able to sense the direction of external
magnetic fields.
I don't think there is any such notion where human beings are concerned.
