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A longitudinal wave is also known as a(n) _____ wave. A. seismic B. transverse C. oscillating D. compression
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A longitudinal wave is also known as a(n) _____ wave.

A. seismic
B. transverse
C. oscillating
D. compression

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A longitude wave is also known as a(n)_D. compression_wave.

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A longitudinal wave is also known as an oscillating wave. These waves affect the medium they are traveling through by disrupting what is either directly in front of behind them as they move. 
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