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Sound waves are a sequence of __ and rarefactions.

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Sound waves are a sequence of compressions and rarefactions.
A compression is a region in a longitudinal wave where the particles are closest together. A rarefaction is a region in a longitudinal wave where the particles are farthest apart.


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