A wave travels through a medium and displaces the particles perpendicular to the direction in which the wave is traveling. This type of wave is a

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anonymous · Answer

a. transverse wave because of the direction that the particles are being displaced as the wave travels.	
	b. longitudinal wave because of the way the particles are displaced as the wave passes through.	
	c. longitudinal wave because it moves forward through a medium causing the particles to vibrate.	
	d. transverse wave because it is not traveling in a vacuum and the particles are moving

anonymous · Answer

transverse waves are like ocean waves moving the water up and down but the wave itself travels along the surface of the ocean. 

longitudinal waves are like sound waves they move forward by compressing the air particles in front of the wave

which type of wave matches the description at the beginning more closely a sound wave or an ocean wave?

rvc · Answer

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