answersLogoWhite

0

What medium do waves travel fastest in?

Updated: 8/10/2023
User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

Best Answer

Solid, then liquid, then gas.

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

In a vacuum.

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What medium do waves travel fastest in?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What medium do sound waves travel fastest in?

solids


In what medium does sound travel fastest - solid -liquid - or gas?

Sound waves travel fastest through solids. *Generally, sound waves travel faster as the density of the transmission medium increases.


According to the table in which medium does sound travel at the fastest speed?

According to the table the medium that sound travels at fastest speed is the electromagnetic waves.


What goes slowest to fastest for an electromgnetic to travel in matter?

Within the same medium, all electromagnetic waves travel at the same speed.


What waves need a medium to travel in?

Mechanical waves need a medium to travel in


What type of wave requires no medium to travel through?

Waves need not require medium to travel through. Only Mechanical waves like sound waves require medium to travel through. Electromagnetic waves travel in vaccum like light waves. Some waves transmitted in a medium due to disturbances in the medium .


When is the only time that light waves travel at thespeedof light?

Light waves ALWAYS travel at the "Speed of Light"....based on the medium that the waves are traveling through. It just so happens that they go the FASTEST in a VACUUM.


Which seismic waves travel the fastest?

Primary (P) waves are the fastest. Followed by secondary (S) waves, then surface waves. P waves


Where do mechanical waves and electromagnetic waves travel fastest?

Mechanical waves travel fastest in mechanically-most-dense media. Electromagnetic waves travel fastest in optically-least-dense media.


Do primary waves travel fastest?

Yes they are the fastest!


Does light waves travel fastest through empty space?

Light waves, like all electromagnetic waves, travel without a medium, so they can travel through empty space. Sound waves, on the other hand, do require a medium to travel or propagate; therefore, they can not travel through empty space.


States would sound waves usually travel the fastest?

Sound waves travel the fastest through nonporous solids.