Question

A sound wave is an example of a

Answer 1

wave

Answer 2

pourquoi this question is in the math section?

Answer 3

I know it is an examlpe of a wave, but what type?

Answer 4

you mean like longitudinal wave

Answer 5

harmonic motion

Answer 6

yeah

Answer 7

wait..can sound waves exist as both transversal and longitudinal waves?

Answer 8

I guess you are searching for "longitudinal" or "compressional" wave... as long as we are talking liquids and gases. In a solid, there's also a transverse wave..

Also, as @NotTim stated, this belongs into phyisics, not mathematics...
-> http://openstudy.com/study#/groups/Physics

Answer 9

harmonic motion