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Q: What best describes a wave moving the through a medium?
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What best describes wave?

vibration of particles in a medium


Does a electromagnetic wave need a medium to travel?

Electromagnetic waves do not need a medium in which to travel. They move "best" through a perfect vacuum.


What wave form can pass through empty space?

Compression waves, such as sound, cannot move through space due to the lack of a medium. Transverse waves, such as light and radiation, can move through a vacuum such as space. This is related to Einstein's theory of relativity, in which he states that Mass and Energy are the same thing. Essentially, transverse waves, which move at the speed of light, are moving fast enough to metaphorically be their own medium, as stated by the equation E=MC2 (Energy traveling at the speed of light is what we call a photon, which is a very hard concept to explain. The best I can do off the top of my head is that it's almost like it's matter and energy at the same time). Since the energy is it's own medium, the energy can travel through a vacuum, where there is no other medium to support it.


Do sound waves travel best through solids liquids gases or vacuums?

Sounds can't travel through a vacuum, it requires a medium (something to travel through). It can travel through the rest but the best is gases because the particles are more spaced out, unlike solids and liquids which are more closely packed.


Do waves diffract best when their wavelength is similar in size to the opening they are moving through?

Yes i took this question yesterday in science