Question

Which statement describes the transmission of mechanical waves?(1 point) Responses They cannot travel through matter, but they can in a vacuum. They cannot travel through matter, but they can in a vacuum. They cannot travel through matter nor in a vacuum. They cannot travel through matter nor in a vacuum. They can travel through matter, but not in a vacuum. They can travel through matter, but not in a vacuum. They can travel through matter and in a vacuum. They can travel through matter and in a vacuum.

Answer 1

The correct statement describing the transmission of mechanical waves is: **They can travel through matter, but not in a vacuum.**

Mechanical waves, such as sound waves, require a medium (like air, water, or solid materials) to propagate and cannot travel through a vacuum.