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A hand holds the left end of a set of waves. The waves themselves make a larger set of waves in the same direction as that of the smaller waves. A label Wave motion is above the series of waves and an arrow next to the label points right.
The particles will move up and down over large areas.
The particles will move up and down over small areas.
The particles will move side to side over small areas.
The particles will move side to side over large areas

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The particles will move up and down over small areas.

Reason: This is a transverse wave (wave travels right while particles oscillate perpendicular — up and down). The small ripples show the actual amplitude of particle motion (small), while the larger envelope is the wave pattern, not the particle travel.