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No, waves do not transfer matter as they travel.
When some waves travel they move particles around an average position.
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In reality elastic waves never transfer matter (nor particles, that are parts of matter) as far as classical oscillations are concerned. A discussion about
wave-particle duality in quantum mechanics seems to me to be beyond the scope of this answer.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 11y agoNo, oscillatory waves are constituted by matter oscillations around its average position, so they do not transport matter but only energy.
A complex problem arise involving virtual particles (phonons) equivalent to the wave in quantum mechanics, but it seems to me out of the scope of this answer to detail this aspect.
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∙ 12y agoThe meaning of the question is unclear, but there is no, or very little, net forward motion of matter as the result of a wave.
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∙ 13y agoA wave is a traveling disturbance, it transports energy from place to place, but does necessarily need matter present to travel across any intervening distance.
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∙ 10y agoTrue
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∙ 12y agoYes it does
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Can a mechanical wave transfer matter?
No waves do not transfer matter but it transfers only the energy
What are waves that disturb matter?
Waves that disturb matter are called mechanical waves. These waves propagate as an oscillation of matter, thus transfer of energy through a medium occurs.
What type of waves can only transfer energy through a medium?
Mechanical Waves-answered by Victoria Scott
Do all waves including mechanical waves transfer energy?
Yes they do
What kind of waves disturb matter?
Mechanical waves.
Can a mechanical wave transfer matter?
No waves do not transfer matter but it transfers only the energy
Can a mechanical wave transfer?
No waves do not transfer matter but it transfers only the energy
What is a wave that uses matter to transfer energy?
Mechanical waves
What type of wave requires matter to transfer engery?
mechanical waves
What are waves that disturb matter?
Waves that disturb matter are called mechanical waves. These waves propagate as an oscillation of matter, thus transfer of energy through a medium occurs.
How mechanical and electromagnetic waves are similar.?
Electromagnetic waves can travel through space.Mechanical waves need matter to transfer energy.
How are electromagnet waves different from mechanical waves?
Electromagnetic waves can travel through space or a medium while mechanical waves need matter to transfer energy.Apex- They don't require a medium to travel through.
What type of waves can only transfer energy through a medium?
Mechanical Waves-answered by Victoria Scott
Do all EM waves transfer matter from place to place?
False. EM Waves do not transfer matter, they transfer energy.
Do all waves including mechanical waves transfer energy?
Yes they do
What kind of waves disturb matter?
Mechanical waves.
Do waves transfer or transport matter?
No, electromagnetic waves do not.
