Which of the following characteristics is unique to longitudinal sound waves?

Subject: General Awareness | Topic: Science | Difficulty: MEDIUM

Options

1. (A) They vibrate only up and down in the medium
2. (B) They travel as side-by-side pulses in the medium
3. (C) They create regions of compression and rarefaction
4. (D) They move through the medium as crests and troughs

Verified Answer

Option (C): They create regions of compression and rarefaction

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