SOLUTION: In a transverse wave that travels through a medium, the molecules of the medium vibrate A. in the direction in which the wave travels. B. at right angles to the direction in w

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Question 267609: In a transverse wave that travels through a medium, the molecules of the medium vibrate
A. in the direction in which the wave travels.
B. at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels.
C. at twice the velocity of the molecules in a longitudinal wave.
D. with smaller amplitudes than the molecules in a longitudinal wave.


Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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B
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Longitudinal waves vibrate the medium in the same direction as the propogation of the wave.