No, they do not. A wave transfers energy but the matter does not move forward with the wave.
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A wave is a disturbance that transfers energy from place to place.
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Any wave does that.
That's called a wave.
All waves do that.
wave is da disturbance or energy carried from one place to another.
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No, an electromagnetic wave is NOT a compressional wave. An electromagnetic wave is best described as a transverse wave. Remember that in a compressional wave, the energy moves parallel to the medium of the wave, while in a transverse wave, the energy moves perpendicular to the medium.