A wave with low energy will also have long wavelengths and low frequencies.
The given in a single photon of a wave is given by Planck's equation:
E = hc/λ
and
E = hf
Where λ is the wavelength and f is the frequency of the photon. This means that energy is directly proportional to the frequency and inversely proportional to the wavelength. Thus, it is visible that photons with a lower frequency and a longer wavelength will have a lower energy.
Water has hydrogen bonds between Hydrogen atoms (that are slightly positive in molecules of water ) and Oxygen atoms (that are slightly negative in molecules of water), so it is necessary more energy to break them down and move water molecules from liquid state to gas.
Aside from biological functions like breathing, the best use of air is for energy. In order to burn anything, it must react with oxygen. You can credit the energy produced by fossil fuels as much to oxygen in the air as you could to the fuel itself!
You might argue that air is a resource in pneumatic pressure systems as well, using the air as a medium for storing energy as pressure.
Air is also “mined” for trace elements through air separation. For the most part, it is nitrogen that is extracted, because it accounts for 78% of gases in the atmosphere. Trace elements like noble gases, such as argon, are also extracted in this way.