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No. It is radiation, not vibration. As electromagnetic energy, it can travel through a vacuum, and only through transparent or translucent material.
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Does light need a medium through which to travel?
No, it does not. It can travel through any open space. Sound, unlike light, needs a medium to travel. So light can travel through outer space but sound cannot because there is no medium.
What kind of wave does not need a medium through which to travel?
a light wave?
Who can we say light does not need to travel in medium?
how can we say light does not need light to travel
Is this true or false mecanical waves din't need matter to travel through?
False, mechanical waves need a medium to travel through. Electromagnetic waves, such as visible light, don't.
All waves need a medium to travel?
No, only surface and mechanical waves need a medium, compressional waves can travel through space. (Such as light from the Sun).I think light (EM) waves are the only ones that can travel through a vacuum. Sound waves require a medium.
What needs a medium substance to travel through?
Mechanical waves need a medium substance to travel through. Electromagnetic do not.
Why don't we classify light waves as mechanical?
Because they don't need any material substance to travel through in order to get from place to place.
Does sound need to travel through material?
Sound (and vibration) are a wave system of sequential compressions and rarefactions of a material. These waves are mechanical and do need a substance through which to travel. They cannot travel through a vacuum.
What do light rays need to travel through space?
If light rays did not travel through space there would be no way for them to reach Earth.
Does light need a medium through which to travel?
No, it does not. It can travel through any open space. Sound, unlike light, needs a medium to travel. So light can travel through outer space but sound cannot because there is no medium.
Why does radiation don't need any substance to travel?
Radiation is like light, it can travel through empty space. The "why" is a bit complex; basically, light, as well as similar radiations (including heat radiation) consists of electromagnetic waves. These can travel through empty space, since they are just waves in the electric and magnetic properties of space.
What does sound need to travel through?
Sound (and vibration) are a wave system of sequential compressions and rarefactions of a material. These waves are mechanical and do need a substance through which to travel. They cannot travel through a vacuum.
What kind of wave does not need a medium through which to travel?
a light wave?
Due mechanical waves need a medium to travel through?
Yes, mechanical waves do need a medium in order to travel. Other waves, such as light, do not (thus they can travel through space).
Does light travel trough a vacuum?
Yes. Light is a self-propagating wave that does not need a medium to flow. Thus, light has the ability to travel through a vacuum.
How does light travel through AVACUUM?
Light waves do not need a medium to propagate. Sound waves cannot travel without a medium. Light waves always travel at the speed of light that is 3*108m/s.
Who can we say light does not need to travel in medium?
how can we say light does not need light to travel
