Key term for AQA GCSE Physics, used in The Motor Effect.
A region in a longitudinal wave where the particles (such as air molecules) are closest together, creating high pressure.
Compression appears in AQA GCSE Physics revision content for Magnetism and electromagnetism, especially The Motor Effect and Loudspeakers.
Magnetism and electromagnetism
The Motor Effect • Loudspeakers
Waves
Wave Properties • Properties of waves
Forces
Forces and Elasticity • Forces and elasticity
Waves
Wave Properties • Transverse and longitudinal waves
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