Of course, they are similar to visible light waves, just a different wavelength and frequency.
Indeed, many electromagnetic waves (radio waves) can travel through solid objects and water depending on the frequency and the medium through which they travel.
If radio waves couldn't travel through the atmosphere, your radio wouldn't receive a signal, hence no music.
Yes, radio waves do all the time while being broadcast because it goes up to a satellite, is reflected, and then down to the radio. Same with television.
Answer #2:
False.
im only nine but i know that they can in an earth quake
No. That's why it's impossible to pick up anything on the radio
if there is any air between the transmitter and your receiver.
Well, if you can pick up a radio station from a transmitter
that's more than a few feet away, then I guess they can.
yes they can
Air
I don't think they do because the current goes through the wire whereas on a mobile phone it is radio waves through the air.
Radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultra violet, XRays, and gamma rays are all part of the "electromagnetic spectrum". They are all electromagnetic radiation and they all travel at the speed of light (186,000 miles per second). The only difference between them is their frequencies (or wavelengths)
No, a radio wave is not a mechanical wave. A radio wave is a form of electromagnetic (EM) energy, and it does not require a medium through which to travel like a mechanical wave does. Radio waves can travel through the vacuum of space. Let's contrast that with a mechanical wave.A mechanical wave involves the transfer of mechanical energy into and through a medium. Sound waves (which travel through air) and water waves (which move through water) are mechanical waves. They cannot travel without a medium through which to move.
Sound waves are longitudinal waves that need a medium to propagate. This can be air,water or solids. Sound waves work like a truck hitting a line of cars. The wave travels through the line from back to front but would not if there were no cars. Radio waves, like light are electromagnetic waves and don't require a medium to radiate. That is why we see Sunlight but do not hear the constant roar of the Sun's fusion activity.
Radio waves travel through empty space because they are electromagnetic waves, whereas sound is a wave that must travel through air.
Air
Sound waves travel through the air to my radio.
sound needs something to travel through and space has no air for it to travel
Sound needs air to travel through, and as there's no air on the moon. Astronauts have to use radios to talk to each other when in an envrionment without air. Radio waves travel through space and have no trouble traveling where there's no air.
We can if we use radio. Without it, sound waves can't travel through space because there is no air for it to travel through.
Sound can travel as long as there is something for it to travel through. This could be a gas (such as air), a liquid (such as water) or a solid (such as a metal). In outer space there is no air for the sound to travel though, so astronauts can not talk with each other unless they use a radio. Radio waves and light waves can travel through space, that is why we are able to receive light from the sun. Source: www.examville.com
If the information for television goes through the air, the waves used are electromagnetic waves; specifically of the type called RADIO WAVES.All electromagnetic waves travel at the speed of light when in a vacuum: about 300,000 km/second. In air, the speed is almost the same as in a vacuum.
to send radio waves through the air to make the radio work
what is a form of energy that travels as waves through the air and some solids and liquids call?
Yes and no.Mechanical transverse waves require tightly packed medium such as in solid matter. Longitudinal waves, such as sound, can travel through solids or fluids (liquids and gases).Electromagnetic waves, which are often described as transverse waves but do not require any medium, can travel through air. EM waves include radio, micro, X-ray, visible light etc.
Iron is denser than air. Waves travel faster through denser medium.