Those waves carry an amount of energy that can be measured. The energy in a wave is determined by two variables. One is amplitude, which is the distance from the rest position of a wave to the top or bottom. Large amplitude waves contain more energy. Wave A has a greater intensity and transfers more energy. Wave B has a greater intensity and transfers more energy. Waves that require matter to transfer energy are mechanical waves. The matter through which a mechanical wave travels is called a medium. A mechanical wave travels as energy is transferred from particle to particle in the medium. There are two kinds of mechanical waves. The greater the waves amplitude the greater the waves energy. ... A wavelength will travel only as long as it has energy to carry. Gamma rays
Gamma rays have the highest energies, the shortest wavelengths, and the highest frequencies. Radio waves, on the other hand, have the lowest energies, longest wavelengths, and lowest frequencies of any type of EM radiation. Electromagnetic waves cause oscillations in electrical and magnetic fields. It is important to remember that all waves transfer energy but they do not transfer matter . For example, if a ball is placed on the surface of a pond when ripples move across it, the ball will move up and down but not outwards with the wave.