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What best describes the motion of the medium particles in a longitudinal wave?
The medium does not move.
The medium moves in all directions.
The medium vibrates as it moves in a circular path around the wave.
The medium vibrates parallel to the direction of the wave.
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The medium vibrates parallel to the direction of the wave.
In a longitudinal wave particles oscillate back and forth along the same line the wave travels, producing compressions and rarefactions.
In a longitudinal wave particles oscillate back and forth along the same line the wave travels, producing compressions and rarefactions.
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