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what indicates that sound waves are longitudinal?
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The direction the molecules vibrate when the wave travels. Sound is a pressure wave, it makes the molecules vibrate back and forth (not up and down) along the direction of travel. A transverse wave on the other hand is like a rope that is jerked up and down on one end. The wave will travel along the rope but the motion of the wave is perpendicular to the direction of travel.
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