A sound wave travels from west to east, in which direction do the particles of air move?

west-east

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south-north

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none of these

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Solution

The correct option is A west-east
Sound waves are longitudinal waves and the particles of the air move in direction of propagation sound. So if the wave will travel in west-east direction,the particles of the air also travels in west-east direction.

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