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is sound a longitudinal or transverse wave?
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longitudinal .
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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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