Separate the disturbance from the medium - Mechanical Waves | Zoonk

Separate the disturbance from the medium - Mechanical Waves | Zoonk

Separate the disturbance from the medium

x

A close-up diagram of connected beads or rope segments with a wave pulse highlighted moving to the right, while one bead has only a short up-down arrow; include minimal labels “disturbance moves” and “matter shifts locally.”

The key split

A mechanical wave is not a piece of matter flying across the room. It is a disturbance that moves through matter and passes energy along.