Which of the following statements is untrue in regard to sound traveling in air?

ADuring a single vibration of the diaphragm, molecules in the air near it will also complete one vibration.
BThe area covered by the wave front increases as the wave advances, but the energy passing through a wave front in a unit of time decreases.
CSound waves in the air are transverse and consist of compressions and rarefactions of air molecules.
DAs the distance from the Earth increases, the sound wave intensity also decreases due to the lessening density.

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Hagrid

The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "d. As the distance from the Earth increases, the sound wave intensity also decreases due to the lessening density." This the statement that is untrue in regard to sound traveling in air