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No waves do not transfer matter but it transfers only the energy

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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 kind of wave uses matter to transfer energy?

A sound wave or an ocean wave, for example


When transferring mechanical waves what do they not transfer?

Mechanical waves do not transfer matter; they transfer energy and momentum. This means that while the wave causes particles in the medium to oscillate, the particles themselves do not travel with the wave as it propagates.


Is it true that particles of matter travel along with a mechanical wave?

Yes, in a mechanical wave, particles of matter vibrate back and forth in the direction of the wave's energy transfer. This is how energy is transmitted through the medium.


What does mechanical waves not transfer?

Mechanical waves do not transfer matter. These waves transfer energy through a medium (such as air, water, or solids) by causing particles of the medium to oscillate back and forth in the direction of the wave.


What wave can transfer energy by vibrating particles of matter?

A mechanical wave can transfer energy by vibrating particles of matter. Mechanical waves require a medium, such as air or water, to travel through, and they transmit energy through the periodic motion of particles in the medium. Examples include sound waves and seismic waves.


What is the meaning of the mechanical wave?

a mechanical wave also called material wave is a wave that needs a medium to travel. mechanical waves cause a local uscillation of material. The oscillation of material.


How do you know the wave is a mechanical wave?

Basically, "mechanical wave" means that the wave involves actual movement of matter - as in a water wave or sound wave - as opposed to waves that consist of electrical currents, or electromagnetic waves.


Is a water wave an electromagnetic wave?

No, eletromagnetic waves propagate in two planes (eletro-magnetic) and can propagate in a vacuum. Water waves, on the other hand, are dependant on matter to transfer energy, making it a mechanical wave, not an eletromagnetic one.


A wave that can travel only through matter?

A wave that can travel only through matter is termed mechanical wave.