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Which of the following tables correctly shows the properties of mechanical waves? A. Property Does a mechanical wave possess this property? They can be transverse. Yes They can be longitudinal. Yes They can propagate in a vacuum. No They can propagate in a physical medium. Yes They are composed of high energy particles. No They transfer energy from particle to particle. Yes B. Property Does a mechanical wave possess this property? They can be transverse. No They can be longitudinal. Yes They can propagate in a vacuum. Yes They can propagate in a physical medium. No They are composed of high energy particles. No They transfer energy from particle to particle. Yes C. Property Does a mechanical wave possess this property? They can be transverse. Yes They can be longitudinal. Yes They can propagate in a vacuum. No They can propagate in a physical medium. Yes They are composed of high energy particles. Yes They transfer energy from particle to particle. No D. Property Does a mechanical wave possess this property? They can be transverse. No They can be longitudinal. No They can propagate in a vacuum. No They can propagate in a physical medium. Yes They are composed of high energy particles. No They transfer energy from particle to particle. Yes
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The correct table that accurately reflects the properties of mechanical waves is A. Here's the reasoning for each property:
1. **They can be transverse:** Yes – Mechanical waves can be transverse (e.g., waves on a string).
2. **They can be longitudinal:** Yes – Mechanical waves can also be longitudinal (e.g., sound waves).
3. **They can propagate in a vacuum:** No – Mechanical waves require a medium (solid, liquid, or gas) to propagate and cannot travel through a vacuum.
4. **They can propagate in a physical medium:** Yes – Mechanical waves need a medium to travel through.
5. **They are composed of high energy particles:** No – Mechanical waves are not characterized by being composed of high energy particles; they involve the oscillation of particles in the medium, but the particles themselves do not have to be high energy.
6. **They transfer energy from particle to particle:** Yes – Mechanical waves transfer energy through the medium by causing particles to oscillate and transfer energy to neighboring particles.
Thus, option A correctly captures the properties of mechanical waves.
1. **They can be transverse:** Yes – Mechanical waves can be transverse (e.g., waves on a string).
2. **They can be longitudinal:** Yes – Mechanical waves can also be longitudinal (e.g., sound waves).
3. **They can propagate in a vacuum:** No – Mechanical waves require a medium (solid, liquid, or gas) to propagate and cannot travel through a vacuum.
4. **They can propagate in a physical medium:** Yes – Mechanical waves need a medium to travel through.
5. **They are composed of high energy particles:** No – Mechanical waves are not characterized by being composed of high energy particles; they involve the oscillation of particles in the medium, but the particles themselves do not have to be high energy.
6. **They transfer energy from particle to particle:** Yes – Mechanical waves transfer energy through the medium by causing particles to oscillate and transfer energy to neighboring particles.
Thus, option A correctly captures the properties of mechanical waves.
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