Answer:
Mechanical
Characteristic
- A progressive disturbance, started by an input of energy, that transfers energy from point to point through a medium, without net movement of the medium itself.
Examples
- Slinky waves, water waves, stadium waves, and jump rope waves
Electromagnetic
Characteristic
- Transverse in nature as they propagate by varying the electric and magnetic fields such that the two fields are perpendicular to each
Examples
- Radio waves, microwaves, infrared waves, X-rays, gamma rays, etc.
Explanation:
- A mechanical wave is a wave that is an oscillation of matter, and therefore transfers energy through a medium. While waves can move over long distances, the movement of the medium of transmission—the material—is limited. Therefore, the oscillating material does not move far from its initial equilibrium position.
- In physics, electromagnetic radiation consists of waves of the electromagnetic field, propagating through space, carrying electromagnetic radiant energy. It includes radio waves, microwaves, infrared, light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays. All of these waves form part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
