Question

how do mechanical waves, like sound waves, transfer energy? by converting energy into light that can be seen from a distance. through the vibration and collision of particles within a medium. by traveling through the vacuum of space without any medium. through vibrating electric and magnetic fields that travel together.

Explanation:

Mechanical waves, like sound waves, need a medium (solid, liquid, or gas). Particles in the medium vibrate and collide. This transfers energy through the medium.

• The first option (converting to light) is wrong as sound is not light.
• The third option (vacuum) is wrong as mechanical waves need a medium.
• The fourth option (electric and magnetic fields) describes electromagnetic waves, not mechanical ones.

Answer:

Through the vibration and collision of particles within a medium.