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What type of wave is this. wave in which matter moves in the same direction as the wave
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What type of wave is this.
wave in which matter moves in the same direction as the wave

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Compressional Waves:

Where matter in the medium moves back and forth in the same direction that a wave travels.

Example : A coiled spring
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