But this characterization also fits various kinds of perceptual and linguistic activities that are not usually considered measurements, and is therefore too broad to count as a definition of measurement.
While mechanical waves are caused by wave amplitude and not by frequency, electromagnetic waves are produced by the vibration of the charged particles. When comparing the speed of mechanical and electromagnetic waves, the former travels at low speed.
Report Abuse. The answer in very short has to do with energy. All energy transfers are electromagnetic, so strangely enough mechanical waves are electromagnetic waves in terms of energy. We all know that they look much different. johnny e Â· 9 years ago.