What are elastic waves? – InterviewSolution

1.	What are elastic waves?
Answer» The motion in a medium in which, when particles are displaced, a force proportional to the displacement acts on the particles to restore them to their original position is called an elastic wave. If a material has the property of elasticity and the particles in the medium are set into vibratory motion, an elastic wave will be propagated. For example, gas is an elastic medium and sound is transmitted through a gas as an elastic wave.

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