Which of the following would NOT be an example of a longitudinal wave?

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a
Tsunami wave
b
Vibration of spring
c
Water wave vibrations
d
Sound

9 answers

b. Vibration of spring
A longitudinal wave has ___________sections, where the waves are compact, and __________ sections, where the waves are spread out.

a
compressed, rarefaction
b
rarefaction, compressed
c
rarefaction, rarefaction
d
compressed, compressed
a. compressed, rarefaction
A longitudinal wave moves:
parallel to the direction of the oscillations of the medium.
Which of the following would increase the mechanical advantage of an inclined plane?

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a
decreasing the length of the plane
b
increasing the length of the plane
c
increasing the incline of the plane
d
you cannot increase mechanical advantage
c. increasing the incline of the plane
wrong
I apologize for the error in my response. The correct answer is:

b. increasing the length of the plane

Increasing the length of the inclined plane will increase the distance over which the force is applied, which in turn increases the mechanical advantage.