Atomic bombs send out a shock wave when they are detonated. This occurs because the bomb’s detonation superheats the air particles nearby, which cause them to bump into other air particles that further the wave. Which statement can most likely be made about the shock waves of atomic bombs?

The detonation heats nearby air, and the moving air particles collide with neighboring particles to carry the disturbance outward. A wave that travels through matter by particle interactions is a mechanical wave. Electromagnetic waves, such as light and x-rays, do not need air or another material to travel.

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