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Is light a mechanial wave or an electromagnetic wave A tranverse wave or a compressional wave?
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electromagnetic, transverse
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Is green light traveling through air an example of a compressional wave?
No. Green light, like all electromagnetic waves, is a transverse wave.
What are examples of electromagnetic waves?
Transverse and Compressional electromagetic waves Another opinion: No electromagnetic waves are compressional waves. They're all transverse. I think what the question was looking for is: -- Heat and visible light -- Radio waves and X-rays -- Ultraviolet and gamma rays etc.
What are 2 examples of electromagnetic waves?
Transverse and Compressional electromagetic waves Another opinion: No electromagnetic waves are compressional waves. They're all transverse. I think what the question was looking for is: -- Heat and visible light -- Radio waves and X-rays -- Ultraviolet and gamma rays etc.
Which one of the following is NOT an example of a compressional wave a wave moving through a coiled spring sound traveling through the air sound traveling through water green light traveling thru air?
Light is an example of an electromagnetic (EM) wave. EM waves are transverse waves, not compressional waves. Sound waves are compressional waves, so both sound traveling through air and water would be compressional. Waves traveling along a coiled spring compress the coils together and spread them apart, so this is also an example of a compressional wave.
What are examples of tranverse waves?
Light wave and water waves
Are all waves compressional waves?
No, compressional waves travel through liquids and gases. Transverse waves pass through solids. You may also be forgetting electromagnetic waves such as light, radio, x-rays, etc that propagate in neither of these ways and can even pass through vacuums.
What type of energy travels through space?
Could be either a * gravitational wave * electro-static wave * magnetic wave * or a combination of a electro-static and a magnetic wave (usually called light) In matter is could be a * compressional wave * siderial wave
Are light waves transverse waves or longitudinal waves?
Longitudinal
Is the light wave electromagnetic or no?
The light wave is electromagnetic yes.
Are light waves electromagnetic or mechanical?
light waves are electromagnetic
Is visible light electromagnetic?
Yes. visible light is in the electromagnetic spectrum.
What is relation between light and electromagnetic waves?
Light is an electromagnetic wave.
