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Sound waves need a medium to travel through - the medium may be solid, liquid, or gaseous. Electromagnetic waves (including light) can also travel through empty space.
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What do shear waves travel through?
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).
Electromagnetic waves can travel through a?
Vacuum
What do earthquake waves travel through?
earthquake waves travel through the earths crust.
What can s waves not travel through?
S-waves cannot travel through liquids, but they can travel through solids and gases. P-waves can travel through solids, liquids and gases. Hope this helped! :D
Which layers can S-waves travel through?
s-waves travel through solids only
Why can radio waves travel through space but sound waves can not?
Radio waves travel through empty space because they are electromagnetic waves, whereas sound is a wave that must travel through air.
Seismic waves that cannot travel through liquids?
Shear Waves (S Waves) cannot travel through liquid
What type of waves travel through space?
Sound waves cannot travel through space.
Do waves travel through water?
Waves travel through everything, whether they are composed of solidity or not.
Can sound waves travel through clouds?
Yes, sound waves can travel through clouds.
What state of matter do P and S waves travel through?
P waves can travel through all types of matter. S waves can only travel through solids.
What are waves that travel through matter called?
The type of waves that travel through matter are Electromagnetic waves.
