Explain why sound travelling through water is classified as a longitudinal wave

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Problem

Explain why sound travelling through water is classified as a longitudinal wave, referring specifically to the orientation of particle motion and the characteristic regions formed in the medium.

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Sound: Production & Nature
Transverse and longitudinal waves
Waves
Sound propagation and speed
Sound
Sound as a longitudinal wave

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