Asked by Blaine

Based on the table and your knowledge of waves, what can you conclude about the wavelength of mechanical waves compared to electromagnetic waves?
Responses
A Mechanical waves have greater amplitude.Mechanical waves have greater amplitude.
B Mechanical waves tend to have longer wavelengths.Mechanical waves tend to have longer wavelengths.
C Mechanical waves tend to have shorter wavelengths.Mechanical waves tend to have shorter wavelengths.
D Mechanical waves travel faster than electromagnetic waves.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
B

Mechanical waves (like sound) typically have much lower frequencies than most electromagnetic waves (like visible light), and since wavelength λ = v/f, their wavelengths are usually longer. (Note: some EM waves — e.g., long radio waves — can be very long, but in general mechanical waves tend to have longer wavelengths than typical EM waves such as visible, IR, UV, X‑ray.)