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All electromagnetic waves travel through space.
All electromagnetic waves travel through certain types of matter.
Some electromagnetic waves (neutrinos and others) pass through all known matter)
This is really an extremely complex question, which preys on the nature of waves themselves. I would direct the questioner to read one of the following books:
A Brief History of Time (Prof. Stephen Hawking)
Coming of Age in the Milky Way (Timothy Ferris)
What else can I help you with?
A wave that can travel through empty space or through matter?
An electromagnetic wave can travel through empty space or through matter. Examples include light, radio waves, and X-rays. These waves do not require a medium for propagation.
What kind of wave can travel only through matter?
A mechanical wave, such as a sound wave, can only travel through matter because it requires a medium to propagate. Electromagnetic waves, such as light, can travel through both matter and empty space.
A wave that can travel only through matter?
A wave that can travel only through matter is termed mechanical wave.
Can sound wave travel through space or matter?
Type your answer here... yes because of the vibration
What kind of wave is able to travel through both matter and empty space?
Electromagnetic waves, such as light, can travel through both matter and empty space. This is because electromagnetic waves do not require a medium to propagate, unlike mechanical waves such as sound waves which rely on a medium such as air or water.
What does an electromagnetic wave do?
can travel through matter
What state of matter travels through waves?
It depends. Is it a mechanical wave or a electromagnetic wave? Mechanical waves (for example sound waves) travel trough every state of matter and they can't exist without matter. They don't travel through vacuum. Electromagnetic waves travel trough space and get interrupted only by other electromagnetic waves.
A wave that can only travel through some type of matter?
sound wave .
Do electromagnetic waves have to travel through matter?
EM waves travel through space between atoms, but are either; reflected, refracted or absorbed by physical matter when they collide. Gravity can also bend the path of EM wave travel.
Will a concussive blast wave from an explosion actually travel through the vacuum of outer space?
No, it won't. That's because the concussive blast wave (and sound, too, for that matter) requires a medium to travel through. That medium must conduct (carry or transfer) the energy of the wave. No mechanical medium equals no mechanical wave. However, if there are components of the blast that involve light or other kinds of electromagnetic radiation, those components will travel through the vacuum of space. They will not have the concussive impact that earth-bound waves will have.
What is a disturbance that moves through some type of matter or space?
A wave is a disturbance that moves through matter or space by transferring energy without transferring matter. Waves can be classified as mechanical waves, such as sound waves and water waves, or electromagnetic waves, like light and radio waves.
Why an electromegnetic wave can travel through empty space that contains no matter?
Because an electromagnetic wave is a wave that doesn't oscillate matter, rather it oscillates between electric and magnetic fields, a phenomenon that requires no matter. In fact, the only thing that matter does, with all of its tiny, little electromagnetic fields coming from the atoms inside of it, is slow the wave down.
