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3 years ago

What is a mechanical wave?

Physics

2 answers:

Anika [276]3 years ago

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A wave that is oscillation of matter.. such as a water ripples

ikadub [295]3 years ago

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mechanical wave is a wave that is an oscillation of matter, and therefore transfers energy through a medium.

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