Vacuum
electromagnetic -Medina1210
Correct, electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum. Sunlight is an example of this.
Vacuum
No. Light is an example of an electromagnetic wave, which can travel through a vacuum. Mechanical waves must travel through a medium, and cannot travel through a vacuum.
They can both travel through a medium.
Electromagnetic
electromagnetic -Medina1210
Correct, electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum. Sunlight is an example of this.
The biggest difference is that mechanical waves require a medium to travel through and electromagnetic waves do not.
Vacuum
They don't require a medium to travel through. - apex ....what a wanker
The biggest difference is that mechanical waves require a medium to travel through and electromagnetic waves do not.
No. Light is an example of an electromagnetic wave, which can travel through a vacuum. Mechanical waves must travel through a medium, and cannot travel through a vacuum.
Shear waves travel through solids. They cannot travel through liquids and gasses (unlike compressive waves) and they can't travel through a vacuum (unlike electromagnetic waves).
Mechanical waves need a medium substance to travel through. Electromagnetic do not.
They can both travel through a medium.
As sound is a mechanical wave (unlike light, an electromagnetic wave), it requires a medium in which to travel, therefore, it cannot travel through a vacuum.