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Seismic waves are mechanical waves.

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Sound waves are mechanical vibrations that physically move the material through which they travel.


Sound waves are not electromagnetic waves.

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Mechanical ... something (water) is moving.

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No. They are two different types of waves.

Mechanical waves require a medium, such as air, to travel through. Electromagnetic waves do not need a medium to travel through.

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Seismic waves are mechanical waves.

Hint: They cause the Earth to quake and shake, which

no light can ever do no matter how bright it is.

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Mechanical energy

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sound wave is a mechanical wave

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Is sound a type of electromagnetic wave?

No. Sound is a mechanical wave, not an EM wave.


Is a sound wave a electromagnetic wave in nature?

No. Sound waves are mechanical waves.


Why isn't sound a part of the em spectrum?

Sound is a mechanical wave, not an electromagnetic wave.


Why is sound not an electromagnetic wave?

It is a mechanical wave, which is something quite different.


Which types of these waves is not a mechanical wave?

Examples of mechanical waves are waves in the ocean and sound waves from devices like mouths, trombones, and radios. Electromagnetic waves like sunshine and X-rays are not mechanical waves because matter is not doing the waving.


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Sound is a mechanical wave.Light is an electromagnetic wave.


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What is non mechanical wave?

Non mechanical waves are Eletro magnetic waves. We can devide 2 waves. 1 is mechanical waves & 2 is electromagnetic waves. For example Sound is a mechanical wave & Light is an electromagnetic wave.


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