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What does it mean to say that waves transfer energy without moving the medium in same direction?
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∙ 14y ago
The energy moves but the medium stays put. A cork will rest in one spot with the waves passing underneath it. In an electrical circuit the energy moves, but the electrons remain in place.
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When lightning strikes is energy transferred to the air?
no. Air is just a medium for energy transfer. - ANIMESH SINGH GAUTAM
The matter through which a wave transfers energy is called what?
Propagation medium? Though a wave doesn't need a medium to travel or transfer energy (sound waves do, but lightwaves don't). People used to think there was an ether in which light moved, but there isn't.
What are the three methods of energy transfer?
radiation convection conduction
What is heat transfer by radiation?
All objects transfer thermal energy by infra-red radiation. The hotter an object is, the more infra-red radiation it gives off. No particles are involved in radiation, unlike conduction and convection. This means that thermal energy transfer by radiation can even work in space, but conduction and convection cannot. One good example is the sun. Even though it is millions of kilometers away in space, we can still feel its heat. The thermal energy is transferred by electromagnetic waves.
Which method of heat transfer use a medium?
Both conduction and convection require an intervening medium, but convection requires the medium to be able to move.
Electromagnetic waves can transfer energy without a what?
"medium"
What determines the direction of energy transfer in a phase change?
light is form of energy then light is reflected at boundary of rarer medium and denser medium reflected ray is phase change of 180 degree's energy is phase changed direction of energy is opposite of transfer ed way
How does energy transfer without a medium in a wave?
The only way energy can travel without a medium is by electromagnetic waves, or in other words, photons.
Electromagnetic wave can transfer energy without?
a medium
What type of wave can transfer energy without medium?
the wave which does not travel through a medium is called electromagnetic wave.
What can transfer energy without a medium?
Electromagnetic waves, however, in fact the medium for the transmission of electromagnet waves is space, so there really is a medium.
What does light and sound transfer?
They both transfer energy from point A to point B without the movement of any medium between them.
How are sound waves and electromagnetic waves different from one another?
Electromagnetic waves are transverse waves I.E the direction of movement of each particle in the medium is perpendicular to the direction of the transfer of energy, similar to a water wave. Sound waves are transverse and so the direction of the movement of the particles in the medium is the same direction as the movement of the energy.
What types of energy transfer requires a medium?
Its either sound, visible light,xrays.ultraviolet light
What is transferred on a wave?
Many things travel in waves: light, energy, water, and sound.
What is the matter that waves use to transfer energy?
The matter that waves use to transfer energy is called the medium. The medium actually carries the energy of the wave. Sound is a good example of mechanical energy, and it requires a medium to travel. The energy created at the source is transferred into the medium, and the medium carries it forward in transmission (propagation).
What can electromagnetic waves can transfer energy without a medium or electric field?
Electromagnetic waves can carry energy from place to place without a medium. Further, any frequency of radiation from a mass transfers energy in the form of waves. As to whether it is with or without a medium is yet unknown and yet to be experimentally proved or disproved.
