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Yes, compressional waves are what sound is made of. Since there is no sound in a vacuum, it can be assumed that compressional waves only travel through matter.
You can also think of it like this: they're called compression waves because something is compressing. If there was no matter, there'd be nothing for them to compress.
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Can waves carry energy and matter?
Waves can transfer energy.
Waves transfer _?
energy
Do all EM waves transfer matter from place to place?
False. EM Waves do not transfer matter, they transfer energy.
How electromagnetic waves transfer energy to matter?
Electromagnetic waves transfer energy to matter by heating up matter and changing configuration of matter including fission, breaking matter up.
Can a mechanical wave transfer matter?
No waves do not transfer matter but it transfers only the energy
Do waves transfers energy?
Yes, waves can and do transfer energy. When the particles vibrate, this means energy is then being transferred. However, they do not transfer matter.
What kind of waves transfer energy but not matter?
radiation
Can a mechanical wave transfer?
No waves do not transfer matter but it transfers only the energy
What is the transfer of energy from light waves to matter?
light gas
What is a wave that uses matter to transfer energy?
Mechanical waves
What is the transfer of thermal energy in waves without matter?
radiation
What is the difference between compression and rarefaction?
compression waves the moving particles move backwards and forward in the same direction as the energy transfer.
