What kind of wave is a sound wave in air?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. A longitudinal mechanical wave, which needs a material medium
- Step 1: Sound is a series of compressions and rarefactions of air. Step 2. The particles vibrate along the direction of travel and a medium is required. Answer: A longitudinal mechanical wave. Why not the others: Light is the electromagnetic wave that can cross vacuum.
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