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Electromagnetic waves
Elian Konopelski
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∙ 9y agoThe suns rays are electromagnetic because sunlight has no mass. Mechanical waves can only occur in a substance with mass like water or oil. Or a block of wiggly rubber. Light waves are always only electromagnetic.
Wiki User
∙ 7y agoThe sun is a mechanical wave because it doesn't have radio waves in it and it doesn't have spectrum energy, unlike electromagnetic energy.
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Are the sun's rays mechanical waves or electromagnetic waves?
Electromagnetic waves
Are the sun's rays mechanical or electromagnetic?
Electromagnetic waves, if it was mechanical, something would literally have to make them!
True or false. Mechanical waves bring energy from the sun.?
False. The energy from the Sun comes in the form of electromagnetic waves. Those are not mechanical waves.
Are the sun rays mechanical wves or electoromagnetic waves?
Sunlight is electromagnetic waves.
Are the suns waves electromagnetic 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.
Are suns rays mechanical waves or electromagnetic waves?
Electromagnetic waves
Are light waves electromagnetic or mechanical?
light waves are electromagnetic
What is one major difference between electromagnetic waves and mechanical waves?
Mechanical waves require a medium to travel, where electromagnetic waves do not.
How mechanical and electromagnetic wave are different?
The biggest difference is that mechanical waves require a medium to travel through and electromagnetic waves do not.
How are electromagnetic wave and mechanical waves different?
The biggest difference is that mechanical waves require a medium to travel through and electromagnetic waves do not.
What do waves carry as they move?
mechanical waves carry mechanical energy and electromagnetic waves carry electromagnetic energy.
Are tsunami waves electromagnetic?
No, they are mechanical waves.
