Mechanical and Electomagnetic Waves

Mechanical and Electomagnetic Waves

1. Waves are simply the transfer of energy through space. There are two main types of waves, mechanical and electromagnetic.

   • MECHANICAL WAVES Mechanical waves move through a medium or a substance
   • ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES Electromagnetic waves are light waves, but they don't just include the visible light we can see. Light waves come in all forms depending on how spread out the wave peaks are.
     • Waves propagate in different shapes, depending on if they are mechanical or electromagnetic. However, in all waves energy travels forward and despite the shape of the wave the medium always returns to its starting point.