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How are sound waves and mechanical waves related?
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How are sound waves and mechanical waves related?

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Sound waves are mechanical waves because they need a material medium for propagation, like air or liquids like water, or metals like silver.
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Sound waves are longitudinal waves and the energy they carry causes vibrations in a medium
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