Lesson: Chapter 4 — Waves and their applications
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What is a mechanical wave?
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A wave that needs a material medium to travel. The name refers to the medium's particles taking part, not to a machine.
Every wave carries energy, so that does not pick out mechanical ones; and a wave that crosses empty space is an electromagnetic wave.
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