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Answered 2011-04-19 20:25:19
A vibrating medium squashes the air molecules at regular intervals as a part of its oscillating motion as shown in this animation:
http://questional.com/images/uploads/52/Soundwave-Propagation-Animation.gif
Imagine that the red line is a vibrating guitar string.
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