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As a wave moves through a medium, the individual particles of the medium move from source of the wave to another location some distance away. True or False

As a wave moves through a medium, the individual particles of the medium move from source of the wave to another location some distance away. True or False
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As a wave moves through a medium, the individual particles of the medium move from source of the wave to another location some distance away.

True or False

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False: Generally, the particles move in a vertical direction, vibrating perpendicular to the propagation of the wave.

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