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Does the speed of gravity slow down through a solid medium as light does?
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∙ 10y ago
The pull of Gravity is instant - just there , no medium can influence it - to destroy it you have to distribute the mass , it takes time to get the masses together and takes time to take them away ! Gravity is not dependant on time ! Do some calcs yourselves on the supposed max. light speed of gravity and the effects on the alignment of the barycentres of binary masses (stars) !
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Where is the speed of light greater than the speed of light in water?
The speed of light through vacuum is constant. The speed of light through air is slightly less. The speed of light through water or some other medium is even less than that. The factor by which the speed of light (and its wavelength) is reduced within a medium is called the "index of refraction" (which determines the amount of bending that occurs when light goes from one medium to another).
Why does sound travel fastest through a solid medium?
Sound travels further in a solid medium because the atoms are closer together. less energy is dissipated. It's an amplification of sorts.
Can a wave move through a substance called a medium?
When a wave passes through a substance, it gets transmitted through it. The speed of the wave changes depending on the nature of the substance.
What energy change occurs when sound is produced?
Sound energy causes the particles in the medium it is traveling through to vibrate. The medium is a solid, liquid or gas.
What are similarities and differences between a sound waves and water waves in terms of medium?
Sound waves can move through almost any medium, although it moves more slowly through solid medium than gaseous. Water waves can move only through air or water.
What can waves travel through?
Sound waves need a medium to travel through - the medium may be solid, liquid, or gaseous. Electromagnetic waves (including light) can also travel through empty space.
What is speed of sound through a solid medium?
It depends on the medium.
Where is the speed of light greater than the speed of light in water?
The speed of light through vacuum is constant. The speed of light through air is slightly less. The speed of light through water or some other medium is even less than that. The factor by which the speed of light (and its wavelength) is reduced within a medium is called the "index of refraction" (which determines the amount of bending that occurs when light goes from one medium to another).
Why does light slow down when it travels through material?
Molecules making up the air are far apart compared to the molecules making up any solid medium. As solids provides very less inter and inter molecular space, light often travels slowly through solid medium. Refractive index of air is 1.
Do electromagnetic waves have to pass through a solid medium?
no
What medium does sound travel through the best?
solid
How does the wavelenth changes when light travel from ane optical medium to another optical medium?
Diamond (solid)
Does a sound wave or a light wave travel faster through a solid?
A sound wave. This is because the sound wave is transverse meaning it needs a medium to travel through. Most solids will block visible light but not other types of light. The solid works best for the transverse because the atoms are close together making it easy to transfer the wave through the material.
What type of medium does sound go through?
Solid, liquid or gas.
In which medium does the sound travel the fastest?
sound travels the fastest through a solid perferably dimond.
Sound travels worst through what medium?
a solid because particles of a solid is not as put together.
Which medium would sound travel the fastest?
Sound travels fastest through a nonporous solid medium, such as steel.
