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What are waves that travel through space at the speed of light called?
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∙ 12y ago
All electromagnetic waves travel through space at the "speed of light".
Light is one form of electromagnetic waves.
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How does light travel through emty space?
Light travels through the "free Space Impedance z= 375 Ohms. Maxwell called this the Ether.
What wave can travel through space where there is no matter?
A light wave can travel through space. Otherwise, how would sunlight reach the Earth? Also, light does have wave-like structures, and it is made up of particles called photons.
Does light need a medium through which to travel?
No, it does not. It can travel through any open space. Sound, unlike light, needs a medium to travel. So light can travel through outer space but sound cannot because there is no medium.
What materials can light travel through faster than it travels through air?
Light travels fastest through space which has no air. Space is a vacuum which is the fastest way for light to travel.
What does light travel through best empty space or matter?
Light travels fastest through empty space.
How does light travel through emty space?
Light travels through the "free Space Impedance z= 375 Ohms. Maxwell called this the Ether.
What type of material can travel through space?
Sound and Light can travel through space.
Can light travel through space?
Light can travel through space. All the light that we get on the earth's surface; usually travels from the sun through space before it can reach here.
What parts of space can light waves travel through?
Light can travel through any parts of space, there is no part that it is excluded from.
What do light rays need to travel through space?
If light rays did not travel through space there would be no way for them to reach Earth.
What wave can travel through space where there is no matter?
A light wave can travel through space. Otherwise, how would sunlight reach the Earth? Also, light does have wave-like structures, and it is made up of particles called photons.
Does light need a medium through which to travel?
No, it does not. It can travel through any open space. Sound, unlike light, needs a medium to travel. So light can travel through outer space but sound cannot because there is no medium.
What materials can light travel through faster than it travels through air?
Light travels fastest through space which has no air. Space is a vacuum which is the fastest way for light to travel.
What does light travel through best empty space or matter?
Light travels fastest through empty space.
What the material through which light travels?
Light travels though a medium called "space-time" and can also travel through transparent and translucent physical materials.
How does light travel through a window?
Light travels through two things: either empty space, or space which contains transparent materials. Some paterials are only partially transparent or translucent, in which case some light does travel through it, but not all the light will get through.
What can travel through space and in all directions?
Light.
