Question

Sam and Reagan are arguing about waves. Sam says that sound waves are transverse, but Reagan says they are longitudinal. Who is right and why?

Answer 1

Answer;

Reagan is right

Explanation;

• A longitudinal wave is a wave in which particles are displaced parallel to the direction the wave travels.
• Longitudinal waves are characterized by regions called compressions, where the particles are closest together and rarefaction is where the particles are furthest apart.
• A sound wave traveling through air is a classic example of a longitudinal wave. Sound wave are also mechanical waves that require material medium for propagation.
• Sound wave sin are are longitudinal waves because air molecules move in a direction that is parallel to the direction that the wave moves