Although longitudinal waves can travel through all media types what is the disadvantage of this type of wave transmission

Arailroad car collides with and sticks to an identical railroad car that is initially at rest. after the collision, the total kinetic energy of the two cars is a) the same as before. b) half as much as before. c) one third as much as before. d) one fourth as much as before. e) twice as much as before.

An insulated thermos contains 148 g of water at 72.7 ˚c. you put in a 11.7 g ice cube at 0.00 ˚c to form a system of ice + original water. the specific heat of liquid water is 4190 j/kg•k; and the heat of fusion of water is 333 kj/kg. what is the net entropy change of the system from then until the system reaches the final (equilibrium) temperature?

Three resistors are connected in series across a 15-v power supply. if the potential drops across resistors 1 and 2 are 4.1 volts and 3.1 volts, what is the exact potential drop (in volts) across resistor 3?