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How do the velocities of a sound wave and electromagnetic wave compare to each other?
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In air at sea level, the speed of electromagnetic waves is
roughly 882 thousand times the speed of sound.
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What kind of wave's wavelength compare to a cell?
a sound waves wavelength compares to a cell by comparing the waves one by the other. cells compared to wavelength are electromagnetic waves lol:)
Which is not a type of electromagnetic wave?
Sound waves aren't an electromagnetic wave. So aren't seismic waves. So aren't waves in the ocean, in your hair, or waves bye-bye.
What part of the electromagnetic spectrum does the ultrasonic wave falls into?
An ultrasonic wave is not an electromagnetic wave; it is a sound wave.An ultrasonic wave is not an electromagnetic wave; it is a sound wave.An ultrasonic wave is not an electromagnetic wave; it is a sound wave.An ultrasonic wave is not an electromagnetic wave; it is a sound wave.
Energy that travels by waves?
Sound; light and other electromagnetic waves; gravitational waves.
What waves have the highest velocities in earthquakes?
P waves (PRIMARY Waves) have the highest average velocity as they travel through the earth's materials.
Do sound require a medium?
Sound waves need a medium to propagate. Light-waves and other electromagnetic wave (radio, xray) do not.
Are sound waves part of the electromagnetic spectrum?
Sound waves and electromagnetic waves are different. Sound is composed of density waves in the air or some other form of matter. Sound is a mechanical compression-rarefaction wave. The different types of electromagnetic waves are gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet rays, visible light, infrared radiation, microwaves, and radio waves.
How does the speed of sound in air compare to the speed of sound in other materials?
As a rule the speed of sound increases with increasing density of the medium.
Is a radio a sound energy?
A radio produces sound, and therefore sound energy. The radio waves, however, are electromagnetic energy, not sound. The function of a radio is to convert that electromagnetic energy into sound energy.
Why is sound not part of the electromagnetic spectrum?
Could it be that the frequency of sound waves are to low?
How much pollution does a electromagnetic wave cause?
Electromagnetic waves only cause sound pollution because they are sound waves.
Do waves travel at different velocities?
Yes. Waves are of two types basically. One is mechanical which badly needs a material medium to traverse through. Example is sound wave which needs a material medium such as air, metal or liquid to pass through. So sound cannot pass through vacuum. Sound travels at a speed 330 m/s in air at NTP. If humidity in atmosphere increases then speed of sound also increases. Another type is electromagnetic. It could pass even through vacuum. Light is electromagnetic by nature. Light travels at different velocities in different medium. In vacuum its velocity is 300,000 km/s but in glass it will be 200,000 km/s. Hence the refractive index of glass is found to be 1.5.
