Sound is a type of ________ wave.

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A Mechanical
B Non-mechanical
C Longitudinal
D Both a and c

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Answer: D. Both a and c

Sound is a mechanical wave because it needs a material medium to travel. It is also a longitudinal wave because the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction in which the wave travels.

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