Question

PLZ HELP ASAP!!!! THANK YOU The disturbance that occurs as longitudional waves travel through a medium can be described as a series of A:oscillations and refractions B:propagations and compressions C:destructions and constructions D:rarefactions and compressions

Answer 1

D:rarefactions and compressions

Step-by-step explanation:

Longitudinal waves are readily formed in materials such as a stretched spring. Longitudinal waves are waves which travel in a direction parallel to the vibrations of the medium.

Longitudinal waves are characterized by a series of compressions and rarefactions. The compressions are areas of clusters while rarefactions are areas of expansions. The same can be observed in a sound wave.