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📅 NSB MS 2012🎓 MS🔄 Round 11#️⃣ Question 12❓ TOSS-UP✍️ Short Answer

When a sound wave moves from left to right, air particles collide with nearby air particles and form an area of compression. Then the first set of air particles moves to the left while the second set vibrates and moves to the right, leaving a space containing fewer particles. What is this called?

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