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That means that it involves the movement of matter.

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Is an ocean wave mechanical wave?

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


What type of mechanical waves are water waves?

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


Is Light is an example of a mechanical wave?

No. Sound and ocean waves are.


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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.


Is a example of a mechanical wave?

the Slinky waves need the Slinky, and the waves in the ocean need the water.


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


What is an example of an mechanical wave?

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

A mechanical wave.


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

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

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Which types of these waves is not a mechanical wave?

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