What are pressure waves?

Why are longitudinal waves called pressure waves?

Sound moves through an ear when pressure waves in the ........ cause vibrations of the ................ membrane.

What is wave? What are types of wave?

Sound wave||Introduction||Pressure wave || Displacement wave||Equation OF pressure waves||Speed OF sound waves in fluid and solid||Examples on sound waves

“Longitudinal waves are called pressure waves" Why?

(A): The longitudinal waves are called pressure waves. (R): Propagation of longitudinal waves through a medium involves changes in pressure and volume of medium, when compression and rarefaction are formed.

(A): The longitudinal waves are called pressure waves. (R): Propagation of longitudinal waves through a medium involves changes in pressure and volume of medium, when compression and rarefaction are formed.