Physics · May / June 2022 · Paper 12 · Question 27
5054Sound
A sound wave passes through a substance. The diagram shows the position of molecules of the substance at one point in time. [diagram of sound wave with molecules and point X] Which type of wave is a sound wave and what is at X?
- Alongitudinal compression
- Blongitudinal rarefaction
- Ctransverse compression
- Dtransverse rarefaction
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Correct answer: A. longitudinal compression
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