What is common in all types of waves?

Answer 1

All waves have common behavior under a number of standard situations. All waves can experience the following: * Reflection - wave direction change from hitting a reflective surface * Refraction - wave direction change from entering a new medium * Diffraction - bending of waves as they interact with obstacles in their path, most pronounced for wavelengths on the order of the diffracting object size * Interference - superposition of two waves that come into contact with each other (collide) * Dispersion - wave splitting up by frequency * Rectilinear propagation - the movement of light waves in a straight line

Answer 2

a.) They are all mechanical waves.

b.) They all move objects great distances

c.) They all require a medium

d.) They all transfer energy.

Answer 3

They all carry some sort of energy.