As a sound wave travel what happened to the particles in the medium it travels through A The particle bump into each other moving back and forth as well as traveling with the wave as it moves ending up far from where they started B The particles remain stationary allowing the way to pass around them C The particles travel outwards with the wave ending up far from where they started D The particles bump into each other moving back and forth but after it passes a remain where they were initially

Answer 1

The correct answer is D. The particles in the medium through which a sound wave travels do not move along with the wave; rather, they vibrate back and forth around their equilibrium positions. As they vibrate, they bump into neighboring particles, transmitting the sound wave through the medium, but they generally return to their original positions after the wave has passed. So, while there is an energy transfer through the medium, the particles themselves do not end up far from where they started.