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No they do not. Sound moves in waves.

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It is rather hard to explain. In the diagram above the lines are closer together in some places than others, these areas move along from left to right as shown below

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If you replace the lines with particles of air you can get a good idea of how sound waves move through the air. The air particles move for a bit when they get closer together but after the sound wave has passed they return to their original position, they don't move along with the wave.

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