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It has to travel through a medium. This is usually air, but could be any material such as water or steel. Mechanical waves cannot travel through vacuums as EM waves can x

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What are some mechanical wave?

Mechanical wave needs a medium to travel. Examples :- Sound Wave, Seismic Wave etc.


A wave that can travel only through matter?

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


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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 waves are mechanical?

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What can sounds not travel through?

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Is a radio wave a example of a mechanical wave?

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Can A mechanical wave can travel forever?

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What type of wave is not a mechanical wave?

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Can sound travel or heard in a vacuum?

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Is light an example of mechanical wave?

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