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Light is a form of electromagnetic radiation that can travel through a vacuum, or a space with no air, meaning it does not require a medium to travel through. Other forms of electromagnetic radiation, like radio waves, microwaves, and x-rays, can also travel through a vacuum.
Sound, on the other hand, is a form of mechanical wave which requires a medium to travel. This medium can be a solid, liquid, or gas, and is the way sound travels from one place to another. For example, when someone speaks, the sound waves travel through the air and reach our ears.
In summary, light and other forms of electromagnetic radiation can travel with or without a medium, while sound requires a medium to travel.
David Denton
Melissa Brown
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Can light be transmitted with or without a medium?
Light can travel with and without a medium.
Can electromagnetic waves travel without a medium?
They do not need a medium.
Sound needs a medium for traveling?
Sound waves cannot travel without a medium. Therefore, any big explosions in space cannot be heard. Light waves can travel without a medium.
Can a tranverse wave propogate without a medium?
light travels as a transverse wave and it can travel without any medium as it does while travelling in space.
How does energy transfer without a medium in a wave?
The only way energy can travel without a medium is by electromagnetic waves, or in other words, photons.
Can light be transmitted with or without a medium?
Light can travel with and without a medium.
What can travel through space without a(n) medium?
Electromagnetic waves can travel through space without a medium.
Can electromagnetic waves travel without a medium?
They do not need a medium.
Sound needs a medium for traveling?
Sound waves cannot travel without a medium. Therefore, any big explosions in space cannot be heard. Light waves can travel without a medium.
Can light travel even without a medium?
Yes.
What kind of wave can travel without any medium?
Electromagnetic
Can a tranverse wave propogate without a medium?
light travels as a transverse wave and it can travel without any medium as it does while travelling in space.
How does energy transfer without a medium in a wave?
The only way energy can travel without a medium is by electromagnetic waves, or in other words, photons.
What type of wave requires no medium to travel through?
Waves need not require medium to travel through. Only Mechanical waves like sound waves require medium to travel through. Electromagnetic waves travel in vaccum like light waves. Some waves transmitted in a medium due to disturbances in the medium .
What can travel though space without a medium?
Light, radiation, radio waves.
Are waves made by vibrating charges that can travel without a medium?
Electromagnetic waves.
Why do electromagnetic waves do not require medium for travel?
because electromagnetic waves transmit energy without compressing the particles of the medium
