Question

which best defines energy? a disturbance that carries energy from one place to another through matter and space a type of wave that carries energy through space, where there is almost no matter the ability to do work pressing to make more compact

Explanation:

Energy is defined as the ability to do work. A disturbance that carries energy from one place to another through matter and space describes a wave - related concept. A type of wave that carries energy through space where there is almost no matter is an electromagnetic wave concept. Pressing to make more compact describes compression. The standard definition of energy is the ability to do work.

Answer:

the ability to do work