answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

They need a medium to propagate through.

User Avatar

Lewis Streich

Lvl 13
1y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What is a characteristics of a mechanical wave?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What is the frequency of mechanical and electromagnetic waves dependent upon?

The frequency of any wave is completely determined at its source, and doesn'tchange once the wave leaves the source.The speed of the wave depends on the characteristics of the medium throughwhich it's traveling ... of mechanical waves by the physical characteristics of themedium, and of electromagnetic waves by its electrical characteristics.


Does the frequency or wavelength of the wave affect its speed?

The speed of a wave depends only on the mechanical or electrical characteristics of the medium or environment through which the wave propagates. It doesn't depend on the wave's frequency or wavelength.


Is a tidal wave a mechanical wave?

A tidal wave is a water wave so it is a mechanical wave.


Was the Kashmir earthquake caused by a mechanical wave or electromagnetic wave?

A mechanical wave.


Is an ocean wave mechanical wave?

Yes, an ocean wave is a mechanical wave, since the water is the medium of the wave.


is An electromagnetic wave is a mechanical wave/true or false?

True, because mechanical waves require a medium for propagation.


Which of the following is not a mechanical wave' a transverse a longitudinal or a electromagnetic?

An electromagnetic wave is not a mechanical wave.


The velocity of a wave depends on what?

-- The speed of an electromagnetic wave depends on the electrical characteristics of the stuff it's moving through. If it's moving through vacuum, then it depends on the permeability and permittivity of vacuum, and comes out to be 299,792,458 meters per second. -- The speed of a mechanical wave depends on the mechanical characteristics of the stuff it's moving through. If there's no material stuff there, then the speed is zero.


Is a mechanical wave a transverse wave?

A mechanical wave is any wave pattern that results from one or many forces. A mechanical wave can be a transverse wave, such as seen on a violin string, or a longditudinal wave, such as sound waves.


Is an ultrasound wave mechanical vibrating energy?

ultrasound wave is a wave due to mechanical vibration,


What are some mechanical wave?

Mechanical wave needs a medium to travel. Examples :- Sound Wave, Seismic Wave etc.


Example of a mechanical wave?

Wave