(a) why are sound waves called mechanical waves ? list two practical applications of reflection of these waves. (b) a stone is dropped from the top of a tower 125 m high into a pond of water at the base of the tower. when is the splash heard at the top ? (g = 10 m/s2 and speed of sound = 340 m/s)

Tafari worked one summer on a ship that set weather buoys in the ocean. he watched how one of the buoys moved in the water. describe which parts of the wave would cause the buoy to bob up and down. which wave property determined how fast the buoys bobbed in the water? he observed that when the wind blew harder, the ocean waves were larger, and the buoys moved away from the ship. what effect, if any, did the waves have on how far the buoys moved? explain your answer.