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surface waves can only travel along the surface.

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Mechanical waves, such as sound waves, travel through a medium like air, water, or solids. Electromagnetic waves, like light and radio waves, can travel through a vacuum because they do not need a medium to propagate.

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Different waves use different media. Sound waves use are, sea waves use water.

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Water waves, for example, travel along the surface of water. The material through which a wave travels is called a medium.

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