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What are electromagnetic waves that can travel through space?
Any electromagnetic wave can travel through space, and they all do.
Why cant sound waves travel through empty space?
Sound waves are mechanical waves, NOT electromagnetic waves. Mechanical waves need a substance to pass through, that is, they need some sort of surface to vibrate against to send compression waves through to the surrounding air. Electromagnetic waves however may travel through empty space as they have no need for a surface, instead, they need only electric and magnetic fields that are present in empty space to pass through. (vibrating electric fields will, in turn, vibrate the magnetic field, which will then trigger a nearby electric field to vibrate, which will make another magnetic field to vibrate, and this is how electromagnetic waves may travel through empty space, but mechanical waves may not)
What can travel through space without a(n) medium?
Electromagnetic waves can travel through space without a medium.
What are waves that travel through space at the speed of light called?
All electromagnetic waves travel through space at the "speed of light". Light is one form of electromagnetic waves.
Which of the following is true of electromagnetic waves?
Electromagnetic waves can travel through empty space.
Can electromagnetic radiation travel through empty space?
Yes it can, and it does.
Do electromagnetic waves travel through empty space?
yes it can
A wave that can travel through empty space or through matter?
It is an electromagnetic wave.
Why can electromagnetic radiation travel through empty space?
Electromagnetic waves do not require a medium, so they can transfer through a vacuum, or empty space.
How Do Electromagnetic Waves Work?
Electromagnetic waves are waves which can travel through the vacuum of outer space.
A wave that travels trough empty space or matter?
Both electromagnetic waves and gravity waves can travel through empty space. Gravity waves travel through matter as well; some electromagnetic waves may travel through some types of matter.
Which type of wave can travel through empty space by electromagnetic waves?
Light, a combination of oscillating electric and magnetic fields.
