The propagation of disturbance in a slinky can be compared to sound propagation in a medium because both involve longitudinal waves where compressions and rarefactions travel through the medium, and the particles move parallel to the direction of the wave, oscillating around their rest positions.
Why can the propagation of disturbance in a slinky be compared to sound propagation in a medium?
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The propagation of disturbance in a slinky can be compared to sound propagation in a medium because both involve longitudinal waves, where compressions and rarefactions travel through the medium, and particles oscillate back and forth parallel to the wave’s direction, without moving permanently.