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A group of physics students has been given a small stereo speaker and told to use it
for investigating sound waves. After much experimentation, the students discover
that the speaker works by quickly moving in and out. This process pushes the air
around it in little bursts that travel in the same direction as the speaker's motion.
Based on these observations, how should sound waves be categorized?
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An electromagnetic wave that has transverse vibrations
A mechanical wave that has longitudinal vibrations
An electromagnetic wave that has longitudinal vibrations
A mechanical wave that has transverse vibrations
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Soundwave should be categorized as follows;

A mechanical wave that has longitudinal vibrations

Explanation:

Sound wave should be categorized as longitudinal waves that vibrate the particles of the medium transmitting sound energy layer by layer along a path parallel to the direction of propagation of the wave

Therefore, soundwave should be categorized as a mechanical wave because it is generated and propagated by the vibration of a source and the interaction of the source with the particles of the medium in which the source is located

soundwave is also a longitudinal wave because the direction of vibration of th particles of the medium through which the sound wave is transported is in the same direction as the wave

Therefore, sound wave should be categorized as mechanical wave that has longitudinal vibrations.

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