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What is another word for waves that require a medium is called?
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mechanical waves
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Is sound a medium wave?
No. Waves that require a medium to travel in are called mechanical waves. Electromagnetic waves are not mechanical waves and do not require a medium.
What are waves called that do not require a medium?
electromagnetic
What is a wave that requires a medium wave?
Waves that require a medium through which to travel are called mechanical waves. They require a medium (gas, solid, and liquid).
Waves that do not require a medium are?
Electromagnetic waves do not require medium for propagation.
Why does there have to be a medium for waves to travel through?
There does not have to be a medium. Light does not require a medium. Mechanical waves require a mediumAnswer 2:Not all waves require a medium for their transmission. Mechanical waves require a medium for their transmission because it is the molecules of the medium which cause the wave to propagate. However, electromagnetic waves do NOT require a medium. (for example light)
What waves require a medium and what waves do not?
Mechanical waves require a medium (substance) to travel in, other waves do not. For example, sound is a mechanical wave and require a medium (air, water, etc.), light is not a mechanical wave and does not require a medium
What wave requires a medium?
Waves that require a medium are called mechanical waves
Waves require a medium in order for energy to be transferred. waves can either travel through a medium or through empty space?
E.M. waves require no medium. Sound waves require a medium.
When waves travel from one point to another what is transferred through the medium?
When waves travel from one point to another energy is transferred through the medium. Waves are periodic vibrations or oscillations in a medium that propagate through the medium carrying energy in the form of the movement. Exceptions to this are light and gravity waves, which do not require a medium for propagation.
What distinguishes waves from mechanical waves?
Mechanical waves require a medium for their propagation whereas electromagnetic waves require a medium for their propagation.
Wave that does not require a medium?
All waves require a medium.
What types of waves do not require any material medium for their propagation?
electromagnetic waves do not require medium for their propagation. such as radio waves.
