Key term for Edexcel GCSE Physics, used in Induction and Generators.
The regions of high pressure (compressions) and low pressure (rarefactions) that make up a longitudinal sound wave.
Compressions and rarefactions appears in Edexcel GCSE Physics revision content for Electromagnetic induction, especially Induction and Generators and Microphones and Loudspeakers.
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