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How do sound waves move in air

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Answer:

emitted as energy waves

Step-by-step explanation:

will stay in motion until absorbed.

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Sound waves traveling through air are indeed longitudinal waves with compressions and rarefactions. As sound passes through air (or any fluid medium), the particles of air do not vibrate in a transverse manner.

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