When a longitudinal wave passes through a spring, the spring becomes compressed and stretched at different points. Each compressed region in the spring corresponds to what feature of the transverse wave below it?
A) a crest
B) the period
C) a trough
D) a wavelength

Question

When a longitudinal wave passes through a spring, the spring becomes compressed and stretched at different points. Each compressed region in the spring corresponds to what feature of the transverse wave below it?
A) a crest
B) the period
C) a trough 
D) a wavelength

anonymous · Answer

They are completely different waves, but as a comparison I would say the compression corresponds to a crest, because it is the area of high energy.

anonymous · Answer

ok