Why is sound wave is called a longitudinal wave?
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For a sound wave traveling through air, the vibrations of the particles are best described as longitudinal. Longitudinal waves are wavesin which the motion of the individual particles of the medium is in a direction that is parallel to the direction of energy transport.
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because particles of the medium through which the sound is transported vibrate parallel to the direction that the sound wave moves.
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because particles of the medium through which the sound is transported vibrate parallel to the direction that the sound wave moves.
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