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How does sound travel through waves?

How does sound travel through waves?
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How does sound travel through waves?

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Through the air in longitudinal waves
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Sound waves traveling through air are indeed longitudinal waves with compressions and rarefactions. As sound passes through air (or any fluid medium), the particles of air do not vibrate in a transverse manner.
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