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The energy in a sound wave is both kinetic and potential.
Just as in a vibrating spring, the medium has mass and moves and so moving mass is kinetic energy.
Just as in the spring there is compression and rarefaction, so there is elastic potential energy.
In fact, these two are equal, potential energy = kinetic energy, just like a spring.
Just like in a vibrating spring, the total energy is constant and equal to the average kinetic energy plus the average potential energy.
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Is sound waves mechanical or waves?
Mechanical
What do seismic waves an sound waves have in common?
They both move energy through a field without moving a substance.
What kind of wave are sound waves?
Sound waves are longitudinal waves; they travel from side to side, not up and down like transverse waves.
Light and sound waves have many similar properties however light waves are what while sound waves are what?
Light waves are eletromagnetic waves and sound waves are mechanical waves. Additionally, a light wave is a transverse wave that does not require a medium through which to travel. Sound waves, on the other hand, are longitudinal waves where the source transfers the mechanical energy of the sound wave into the medium so it can travel.
Most waves that travel through a substance are what kind of waves?
Most waves that travel through a substance are mechanical waves. These waves require a medium (such as water, air, or solids) to propagate. Sound waves, seismic waves, and ocean waves are examples of mechanical waves.
Is sound waves mechanical or waves?
Mechanical
What do sound waves have in common with other mechanical waves?
They have the same wavelength and harmony. Sometimes the amplitude.
Sound waves are examples of what?
sound waves are a example of mechanical waves
Why are sound waves not considered a mechanical wave?
Mechanical waves are waves that require a medium in which to travel, i.e., a solid or fluid. As sound needs a medium to travel, sound is a mechanical wave.
What do sound waves have in common with other mechanical devices?
They have the same wavelength and harmony. Sometimes the amplitude.
Are sound waves examples of mechanical waves?
Yes it is.
Is a sound wave mechanical or electromagnetic?
Seismic waves are mechanical waves.
What wave travels through only matter?
Sound waves. No medium (matter) to carry it, no sound.
How are sound waves and seismic waves alike?
they're mechanical waves
Do mechanical waves have sound?
yes
What waves are mechanical?
Mechanical wave needs a medium to travel. Examples :- Sound Wave, Seismic Wave etc.
What do seismic waves an sound waves have in common?
They both move energy through a field without moving a substance.
