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Travels in waves even through space?

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What travels in waves even through space?

Electromagnetic Wave


Does sound waves travel through ice or rock?

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What method does heat from the sun travels through space?

Heat from the sun travels through space primarily by radiation. This process involves the emission of electromagnetic waves, particularly in the form of visible light and infrared radiation. Unlike conduction and convection, which require a medium to transfer heat, radiation can occur even in the vacuum of space, allowing sunlight to reach Earth and warm its surface.


What are 3 things that travel in waves even through space?

Radio, light, and sound.


What radiation travels in waves even through space?

Any electromagnetic wave can travel without a medium. These waves can range from a radio wave, to a light wave, all the way up to a gamma wave. look up the electro magnetic spectrum for full details.


What type of energy transfers occurs even when matter isn't present?

Electromagnetic Energy does not require matter to be transferred...that is why it can travel through the vacuum of space.


What do electromagnetic waves need to travel?

Electromagnetic waves don't need anything to travel. This kind of waves does not need a medium to move through, therefore they can even travel through outer space.


Does empty space make sound travel fastest?

Sound waves need a medium (such as air, water, metal and other materials) to travel through. Sound waves travel by slightly displacing the atoms from their original position as it moves. With empty space (no atoms) the sound waves cannot travel at all. In general, sound travels slower in gasses, then faster in liquids, and even faster in solids. Each substance is different, though.


In which of the following ways can energy travel through empty space?

Energy can travel through empty space in the form of electromagnetic waves, such as light, gamma rays, and radio waves. These waves do not require a medium to propagate and can travel through the vacuum of space.


What material does sounds not travel well through?

Sound doesn't travel through any gases very well, Sound travels 10 times faster and much further (about 20Km) in liquids, and sound travels even better in solids as particles are closer together. Just so you know, sound DOES NOT travel through a vacuum (e.g space).


How do sound waves travel through media?

Sound waves travel through vibrations. If one particle starts vibrating it will pass on that movement to other particles that are close by. This means that sound travels quickly through solids as the particles are closely packed and readily pick up movement from their neighbours; it travels less quickly through liquids as the particles are close enough to pick up vibrations but not tightly packed like they are in solids; sound travels slowest through gases (weird, but true - even though we rely on gases to pass on the sounds we make in speech) because their particles are much further apart. If there are no particles - like in a vacuum such as you'd find in space - then sound can't travel at all!


All waves carry energy away from what?

All waves carry energy away from their source through the movement of the wave disturbance. This energy transfer can occur through various mediums such as air, water, or even empty space for electromagnetic waves.