What is the primary function of collisions between particles in a medium as sound propagates?

To cause the particles to travel long distances away from the sound source.

To transfer kinetic energy from one particle to the next.

To permanently increase the temperature of the medium.

To break particles apart, releasing stored energy.

When a moving particle collides with a stationary particle to transmit sound, what happens to the stationary particle?

It remains stationary and reflects the energy back to the source.

It gains kinetic energy and begins to move.

It absorbs the energy and converts it entirely into heat.

It gains even more energy from the environment.

It travels alongside the particle it just hit.

It loses energy and slows down or stops.

It changes into a different type of particle.

Particles travel along with the wave for the entire distance.

The sound wave moves a long distance, while individual particles only move a little.

Particles move randomly in all directions, but the wave moves in one direction.

The wave stops at each particle before moving to the next one.