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Which of the following is an example of a longitudinal wave?

In sound waves, air particles oscillate parallel to the direction of the wave, making it a longitudinal wave. When you speak, sound waves travel through the air as compressions and rarefactions of air particles in the same direction as the wave’s motion.

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