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nordsb [41]
4 years ago
9

What is the movement of alternating compressions and rarefactions?

Physics
1 answer:
skad [1K]4 years ago
8 0

Alternating compressions and rarefactions produce a wave. One compression and one rarefaction is called a wavelength.

Compression happens when molecules are forced, or pressed, together. Rarefaction occurs when molecules are given extra space and allowed to expand.

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