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Light waves usually refers to visible light but can also include infra red and ultraviolet light.
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How can two different types of waves have the same wavelength?
Yes, they can.
Does the same wave travel at different speeds in different mediums?
Short Answer:The speed of a wave depends very much on the type of the wave and the medium though which it moves.More:Sound waves in air, water waves in the ocean and light waves in space are waves different waves in different mediums and with vastly different speeds. Each of these types of waves changes speed dramatically in different media. Ripples move at a different speed than ocean waves. Light in glass travels at about two thirds of the speed of light in a vacuum and sound waves in metal are much faster than sound waves in air. Another good example is waves from an earthquake, which occur in two different forms and which are regularly experienced as separate shocks from an earthquake.
What are examples of a wave?
There are two types of waves: 1. Longitudinal wave e.g. Sound waves 2. Transverse wave e.g. light waves
What is an explanation of how energy travels in waves to produce light and sound?
Light travels in waves, and sound travels in waves. However, sound waves and light waves are very different, and it is important not to confuse the two. Light travels in electromagnetic waves, and sound does not. Sound waves are caused by vibration.
What evidence is there that sound waves are all electromagnetic in nature?
I think you are confusing something. Sound waves, and electromagnetic waves, are two different types of waves.
How can two different types of waves have the same wavelength?
Yes, they can.
What do mirror do to light waves?
there are three types of light waves i.e infrared light, visible light and ultra violet light. Out of these, only visible light rays (waves) gets reflected by the mirror but the other two light waves passes through the mirror.
Does the same wave travel at different speeds in different mediums?
Short Answer:The speed of a wave depends very much on the type of the wave and the medium though which it moves.More:Sound waves in air, water waves in the ocean and light waves in space are waves different waves in different mediums and with vastly different speeds. Each of these types of waves changes speed dramatically in different media. Ripples move at a different speed than ocean waves. Light in glass travels at about two thirds of the speed of light in a vacuum and sound waves in metal are much faster than sound waves in air. Another good example is waves from an earthquake, which occur in two different forms and which are regularly experienced as separate shocks from an earthquake.
What are two different types of waves?
seismic and something else.. i think
Is magnetic field abble to attenuate acoustic waves?
No. Magnetic fields may interfere with electromagnetic waves (x-rays, gamma rays, UV, visible light etc.) but not sound (acoustic?) waves. The two are completely different types of waves.
What two ways are light and sound different?
sound waves are faster in water than in land, light waves are faster in land
What are examples of a wave?
There are two types of waves: 1. Longitudinal wave e.g. Sound waves 2. Transverse wave e.g. light waves
What is an explanation of how energy travels in waves to produce light and sound?
Light travels in waves, and sound travels in waves. However, sound waves and light waves are very different, and it is important not to confuse the two. Light travels in electromagnetic waves, and sound does not. Sound waves are caused by vibration.
What evidence is there that sound waves are all electromagnetic in nature?
I think you are confusing something. Sound waves, and electromagnetic waves, are two different types of waves.
What do mirrors do to light wave?
As you know that there are three types of light waves i.e infrared light, visible light and ultra violet light. Out of these, only visible light rays (waves) gets reflected by the mirror but the other two light waves passes through the mirror.
How is transverse waves and longitudinal wave similar?
They are two different types of waves. The few similarities are that they are both waves and they have the same direction of propagation.
Why visible lights have different colors?
All kinds of waves, including light, have different possible wavelengths and frequencies. What particular wavelength a light wave might have depends on how it was made. Now if two light rays with different wavelengths enter your eye can you tell there were two different wavelengths? The answer is yes, and the way you tell is that your brain reacts differently to the two waves. The way it reacts differently is by giving the two waves "color". So its not really the waves that have different colors its the way your brain interprets the different wavelengths.
