Question

what are mechanical waves?​

Answer 1

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★ Mechanical Waves :

The wave which propagates only in a material medium are called elastic or mechanical waves.

→ Example : Sound waves, Water waves (ripples), Waves on stretched strings, Earthquake waves and the Shock waves produced by a supersonic aircraft are mechanical (or elastic) waves.

Answer 2

Answer:

These mechanical waves are the waves that requires a material medium for their propagation.

These Waves are also known as 'Elastic waves'.

The main cause of the propagation of the waves in the medium is the property of the medium called 'elasticity'.

Mechanical waves are further divided into two types :-

*Longitudinal waves

*Transitional waves