Waves, in general, are mechanisms for transferring energy and momentum without transferring matter over a macroscopic distance. In sound waves, the particles of the medium oscillate but do not travel along with the wave.
When sound waves are propagated through a medium, the physical quantity/ quantities transmitted is/are
Asked in UPSC NDA 2 2016 · Topic: Sound (Energy and Intensity of Sound Waves)
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