alleryWaves on a string, water waves and sound waves are examples of which family?
AMechanical waves
BMechanised waves
CMelodious waves
DMeridional waves
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Mechanical waves
1. These waves all need a medium to travel through.
2. That requirement gives the family its name.
3. Waves on a string, water waves, sound waves and seismic waves are mechanical waves.
4. So the answer is mechanical waves.
_Source: syllabus Physics Part II, Ch 14 'Waves'_
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