Physics · May / June 2025 · Paper 11 · Question 25
5054Sound
A sound wave consists of compressions and rarefactions. Which type of wave is sound and how does the pressure in a rarefaction compare with the pressure in a compression?
- Alongitudinal, smaller
- Blongitudinal, greater
- Ctransverse, smaller
- Dtransverse, greater
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Correct answer: A. longitudinal, smaller
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