__________ produce motion that goes back and forth in a direction parallel to the direction of the traveling waves.

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Compressional waves, also known as longitudinal waves, produce motion in the medium particles that goes back and forth in the same direction as the wave is traveling. This is in contrast to shear waves, which move the medium perpendicular to the direction of wave travel.

__________ Produce Motion That Goes Back and Forth in a Direction