EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -The particles do not move down the tube with the wave; they simply oscillate back and forth about their individual equilibrium positions.

Detailed explanation-2: -(b) In longitudinal waves, successive regions of compression and rarefaction move along the spring. The particles of the spring move back and forth parallel to the spring. An analogy to these waves can be shown in waves of a crowd.

Detailed explanation-3: -A periodic wave repeats the same oscillation for several cycles, such as in the case of the wave pool, and is associated with simple harmonic motion. Each particle in the medium experiences simple harmonic motion in periodic waves by moving back and forth periodically through the same positions.

Detailed explanation-4: -In a longitudinal wave the particles are displaced parallel to the direction the wave travels. An example of longitudinal waves is compressions moving along a slinky.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sound Waves A sound wave is an example of a longitudinal wave and is produced by the vibrating motion of the particles that travel through a conductive medium.