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A wave, by definition, is an oscillation propagating through a medium. So in order for a wave to move it needs a medium (ie. air, water, earth, etc.) and energy. In the case of light (ie. photons), which is a form of wave that can travel through a vacuum, the medium is the electromagnetic field.
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Does a seismic wave need a medium to move?
No
Which travel faster a radio wave or sound wave?
A radio wave travels about 874,000 times as fast as a sound wave,plus it doesn't need any material to move through, as sound does.
What type of wave has points called nodes that do not move?
A Standing Wave is a wave with nodes that do not move.
What is a wave that forms a stationary pattern in which portions of the wave do not move and other portions move with large amplitude?
Stationary wave
What wave has the matter move in the same direction as the wave?
compressional wave
What wave is a wave in which matter move at right angles to the direction of the wave?
transverse wave
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.
Does standing wave move?
No. Otherwise it is no standing wave.
When particles of wave move at right angle what type of wave is it?
Transverse wave
In what type of wave do the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the wave?
Tranverse wave
Parts of water that don't move along with a wave?
Water does not move with a wave believe it or not. It moves up and down with the wave but a wave is just energy moving through something.
Which particles move parallel to wave motion?
The particles of the wave (for compressive waves). Or for transverse waves, yet the particles move parallel to the wave too.
