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Atomic bombs send out a shock wave when they are detonated. This occurs because the bomb’s detonation superheats the air particles nearby, which cause them to bump into other air particles that further the wave.

Which statement can most likely be made about the shock waves of atomic bombs?

They are mechanical waves.
They are electromagnetic waves.
They will act like x-rays.
They will act like light rays.

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They are mechanical waves.

A shock wave is a pressure (compressional) disturbance that travels by particles colliding and transferring momentum/energy through a material (air, ground, water). It is not electromagnetic (like light or X‑rays) and cannot travel through a vacuum.