A student uses a spring toy to model a sound wave. The areas where the coils of the spring are spread out are called ____________blank.(1 point)
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rarefactions
rarefactions

compressions
compressions

troughs
troughs

crests

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rarefactions

(In a longitudinal wave model like a spring, compressions are where coils are close together and rarefactions are where they are spread out.)