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Compressional waves, also known as longitudinal waves, are waves that move parallel to their traveling direction. This can refer to sound waves or seismic waves.
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A rarefaction is found in a compressional wave.
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Some examples of compresional wave velocities in differing materials are as follows: Vel. of comp. waves in air at 10. o. C = 337.3 m/s. Vel. of comp. waves in fresh water at 10.
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a slinky spread out and then grab a few coils and release and watch a compressional wave! Another example is a sound wave. the particles compressed together form a compression. The
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