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Explain how to produce a longitudinal wave on a spring that has large energy. There are two answers; one involves wavelength and the other frequency.

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compressions are regions of high pressure due to particles being close together
rarefactions are regions of low pressure due to particles being spread further apart
Longitudinal waves are often demonstrated by pushing and pulling a stretched slinky spring
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