Compression

Summary: You can make waves on a Slinky spring in two different ways. 1. You can move your hand at right angles to the spring. This produces a transverse wave (see Figure 2). Figure 2You can make a transverse wave on a Slinky spring. Full text alternative to the content 2. You can also push and pull the spring. This produces a longitudinal wave (see Figure 3). There are compressions and rarefactions in a longitudinal wave. Tags: science student-book-7 physics Created: 2026-05-21 Last Updated: 2026-05-21

Compression

You can make waves on a Slinky spring in two different ways. 1. You can move your hand at right angles to the spring. This produces a transverse wave (see Figure 2). Figure 2You can make a transverse wave on a Slinky spring. Full text alternative to the content 2. You can also push and pull the spring. This produces a longitudinal wave (see Figure 3). There are compressions and rarefactions in a longitudinal wave.

Source

This concept is from the [Science Student Book 7](Science Student Book 7/Physics/Sound/2.1 Waves.md), Physics section.