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Type of energy travels as a wave that does not require a medium?
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∙ 12y ago
That type of energy would be Electromagnetism, or light. Light has all sorts of wavelengths, from radio waves and microwaves to the visible spectrum and on up to ultraviolet and gamma radiation. All are forms of light, and can travel through the vacuum of space, proving they don't need a medium.
Different things happen when they hit a medium, however. they slow down (not visibly mind you) and their angle gets changed. Prisms for example, have the ability to bend different wavelengths of light at different angles, splitting "white" light into its component colors, the rainbow.
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What type of wave travels parallel to the medium?
longitudinal waves
What type of energy travels in a compression wave?
by refraction
What type of a mechanical wave needs energy to produce it?
all wave are produced by a source but mechanical waves requires material medium to propagate it e.g is sound wave which is a mechanical wave needs material medium for it's propagation i.e material medium like air molecule,sound travels by vibration of air molecule that's why sound can't travel in a vacuum.....
The light from Polaris travels through space in what form of energy?
Light travels as light energy. Light is a type of electromagnetic wave.
A type of energy transferred by a wave in a medium is kinetic energy?
True
A type of energy that travels as a wave but does not require a medium through which to travel?
Light energy.
What type of medium does light travels fastest?
A vacuum.
What type of wave travels parallel to the medium?
longitudinal waves
What type of energy travels in a compression wave?
by refraction
What type of a mechanical wave needs energy to produce it?
all wave are produced by a source but mechanical waves requires material medium to propagate it e.g is sound wave which is a mechanical wave needs material medium for it's propagation i.e material medium like air molecule,sound travels by vibration of air molecule that's why sound can't travel in a vacuum.....
Which type of energy travels as alternating electric and magnetic fields?
Electromagnetic energy.
The light from Polaris travels through space in what form of energy?
Light travels as light energy. Light is a type of electromagnetic wave.
A type of energy transferred by a wave in a medium is kinetic energy?
True
Is The type of energy transferred by a wave in a medium is kinetic energy?
yes
The type of energy transferred by a wave in a medium is kinetic energy.?
True
What type of wave that travels in one direction but the energy travels perpendicular to this direction?
trough wave
What is the medium for the waves?
Anything that "transports" the wave. The specific medium depends on the type of wave; a water wave travels through water, a sound wave through air (or other material), electromagnetic waves, as well as gravity waves, can travel through empty space.f
