How does energy travel in a mechanical wave?

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in a vacuum
in a vacuum

in time
in time

in a medium
in a medium

in space
in space

Answer 1

Energy travels in a mechanical wave by transferring from one particle of the medium to another. As the particles vibrate or oscillate, they transfer their energy to neighboring particles, causing a wave-like motion to propagate through the medium. This transfer of energy allows the wave to travel through the medium. Therefore, energy does not travel in a mechanical wave in a vacuum or in space, but rather requires a medium to propagate.