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A wave that moves its medium parallel to its direction of travel is a

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Answer:

transverse

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Well.. Waves that move perpendicular to the motion of the wave are called transverse waves, while those that move parallel to the direction of the wave, such as sound waves, are called longitudinal, or compression waves. C: hopefully this was useful!
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