Chapter 6, Problem 4Q

(>Indicates a review question, which means it requires only a basic understanding of the material to answer. Questions without this designation topically require integrating Or extending the concepts presented thus far.)

A popular distraction in large crowds at sporting events since the 1980s is the "wave." People in one section quickly stand up and raise their arms and then sit down; people in the neighboring sections follow suit in succession, resulting in a visible pattern in the crowd that travels around the stadium. Which of the two types of waves is this? Compared to the waves described in this chapter, how is the stadium wave different?