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Underwater Acoustics and Marine Geophysics
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What is the primary mechanism by which sound propagates underwater?
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Compression waves
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Sound propagates underwater primarily through compression waves, where the pressure of the water is alternately increased and decreased, causing the water particles to move back and forth.