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OpenStudy (anonymous):

is sound a longitudinal or transverse wave?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

longitudinal .

OpenStudy (anonymous):

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/sound/imgsou/lwav.gif In longitudinal waves the displacement of the medium is parallel to the propagation of the wave. A wave in a "slinky" is a good visualization. Sound waves in air are longitudinal waves.

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