What is the relationship between wavelength and compression in sound waves?

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Just a quick question.
Wavelength is defined as the distance between two crests of a wave, so in a sound wave, is the wavelength the distance between two compressions.
 
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Kanad said:
Just a quick question.
Wavelength is defined as the distance between two crests of a wave, so in a sound wave, is the wavelength the distance between two compressions.
Yes.

See: Sound Waves in Air
 
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