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Sound is caused by the _____ air particles (waves)

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Sound travels in air as a series of compressions and rarefactions. When an object vibrates it will move back and forth. As it moves forth, it pushes adjacent air particles. ... This is a compression: an area of high pressure that moves along the direction of the sound wave.

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adjacent is the answer

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