Electromagnetic waves
Electromagnetic waves
Electromagnetic waves, if it was mechanical, something would literally have to make them!
No, sun rays are not mechanical waves. Sun rays are a form of electromagnetic waves that propagate through space as a result of electromagnetic interactions. Mechanical waves, on the other hand, require a medium (such as air or water) to propagate.
False. The energy from the Sun comes in the form of electromagnetic waves. Those are not mechanical waves.
The sun is a mechanical wave because it doesn't have radio waves in it and it doesn't have spectrum energy, unlike electromagnetic energy.
Sun rays are electromagnetic waves, specifically in the visible light range. They travel in a wave form and do not require a medium to propagate, distinguishing them from mechanical waves like sound waves that do need a medium.
Electromagnetic waves
The biggest difference is that mechanical waves require a medium to travel through and electromagnetic waves do not.
Electromagnetic waves do not require a medium to travel through, unlike mechanical waves which do. Additionally, electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum, while mechanical waves cannot.
Examples of mechanical waves are waves in the ocean and sound waves from devices like mouths, trombones, and radios. Electromagnetic waves like sunshine and X-rays are not mechanical waves because matter is not doing the waving.
mechanical waves carry mechanical energy and electromagnetic waves carry electromagnetic energy.
The biggest difference is that mechanical waves require a medium to travel through and electromagnetic waves do not.