why are sound waves called mechanical waves
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Electromagnetic waves do not require a medium in order to transport their energy. Mechanical waves are waves that require a medium in order to transport their energy from one location to another. ... Sound is a mechanical wave and cannot travel through a vacuum.
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Sound waves are mechanical waves because they need a material medium for propagation, like air or liquids like water, or metals like silver. That is the defining criterion for a mechanical wave
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