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What type of wave is a sound wave?
There are two types of waves:
Longitudinal
Transverse
A sound wave is a longitudinal or a compressional wave.
The orange wave shown in the picture is a longitudinal wave with a high frequency.
The blue wave is a transverse wave with a low frequency.
By Lily Schneider