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The kind of wave that has compressions and rarefactions is a/an ___ wave

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A Longitudinal wave , A wave that moves in the direction of wave particles
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The kind of wave that has compressions and rarefactions is a longitudinal wave.

A longitudinal wave is a wave that moves in the direction of wave particles, it moves based on the direction and motion also referred to as propagation. This can cause refractions and compressions.


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