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Does particles in the medium do not actually travel with the wave?
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They don't. The energy of the wave is transmitted from one particle (or group of particles) to another. The energy of the wave moves along, the individual particles return to their resting position.
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A sound wave moves from a medium where particles of matter are closely packed to a medium where particles of matter are further apart How do you expect the sound wave to travel differently?
The wave will move faster, increasing its speed.
What best describes a wave on A plus?
vibration of particles in a medium
What distinguishes electromagnetic waves from mechanical waves?
electromagnetic waves are wave that do not require a material medium for their propagation while mechanical wave requires a material medium for example light wave is an electromagnetic wave it does not require any material medium(depends on air or water)for their propagation i.e even in the absence of air light will still travel... sound wave is a mechanical wave because sound do not travel in a vacuum....
What increases when sound wave travel in solid from gas medium frequency or wavelength?
Velocity increases when sound waves travel from gas medium to solid medium. As velocity = frequency * wave length and the frequency does not change, v is directly proportional to the wave length... Hence the wavelength increases.
Is a mechanical wave a sound wave?
Yes, a sound wave is a mechanical wave. Sound waves need a medium (like air) to travel through. The energy of the wave, the mechanical energy, is transferred into the medium through which it is propagated.
In this type of wave wave particles of the medium?
No, particles of the medium do not become part of the wave
A sound wave moves from a medium where particles of matter are closely packed to a medium where particles of matter are further apart How do you expect the sound wave to travel differently?
The wave will move faster, increasing its speed.
What are the motion of the particles like inside the medium of a transverse wave?
in a transverse wave the individual particles of the medium
Why don't radio waves need a medium to travel?
Unlike sound waves, which require a medium to travel, radio waves are electromagnetic waves requiring no medium. Visible light is an electromagnetic wave and needs no medium; comprised of photon particles, they travel in a vacuum much like a baseball would, although massless.
When the particles of a medium are far apart that particle of the wave is called a?
when the particles of the medium are far apart, that part of the wave is called a?
What happens to particles of medium as wave propagated?
The particles of the medium will gain some energy. The exact effect will depend on the nature of the wave as well as that of the medium.
A wave that requires a medium to travel?
A mechanical wave such as a sound wave requires a medium to travel through.
Can sound waves travel through steel?
Yes sound waves are made from vibrating atoms or particles and so any medium which contains particles can allow a sound wave to travel through it. The only thing a sound wave cannot travel through is a vacuum.
Do the individual particles of a medium travel from the source to the receiver during a mechanical wave interaction?
No. The individual particles of the medium wiggle back and forth, but stay in the same average position. It's the wiggle that travels from the source to the receiver, like the 'wave' through the grandstand.
In what type of wave do the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the wave?
Tranverse wave
What does a wave travel in?
The medium
What medium does the wave travel in or how does it travel?
water
