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What must a material be in order for light to travel through it?
A material must be transparent in order for light to travel through it. Transparency means that the material allows light to pass through without causing significant scattering or absorption. Materials like glass, air, and water are examples of transparent materials that allow light to pass through easily.
Is light an example of mechanical wave?
No. Light is an example of an electromagnetic wave, which can travel through a vacuum. Mechanical waves must travel through a medium, and cannot travel through a vacuum.
What has to occur for us to see color?
colour must occur in one of three ways: light must be refracted off a surface. light must pass through a fliter or prism or liquid. light must be projected. Of the correct wavelength to produce a colour. the light must then pass into the back of the eye and hit the rods and cones at the back of the eye. Then the brain must process the image through the optic nerve.
How do you differentiate light waves from sound waves?
Light waves are electromagnetic waves that can travel through a vacuum and do not require a medium to propagate, whereas sound waves are mechanical vibrations that need a medium, such as air or water, to travel. Light waves travel at the speed of light in a straight line, while sound waves travel through a medium by causing particles to vibrate in a wave pattern.
What do Mechanical waves must travel through?
Mechanical waves must travel through a medium, such as solid, liquid, or gas. These waves transfer energy by causing particles in the medium to vibrate back and forth in the direction of wave propagation.
Do photons travel forwards or backwards through time?
Photons do not travel through time. This is due to the fact that the faster you travel through space, the slower you travel through time. In other words, if an object is standing still, it is traveling at the speed of light through time, and since a photon travels at the speed of light through space, it is not traveling through time. -- Asker here, I hope no one minds me editing in to expand on the question/answer given. Surely the answer must be more complex. If a photon does not travel through time, then that could potentially violate/invalidate causality.
Sound must move through matter how is light different?
Sound requires a medium, such as air or water, to travel, while light can travel through a vacuum like space. Sound is a mechanical wave that needs particles to propagate, whereas light is an electromagnetic wave that can travel through empty space due to its different nature.
Starting with light source describe the path the light must travel to reach your eye?
The light moves from the source in a straight line to an object and then moves into the back of your eye to your retina.
Why is it that light can travel to Earth from a distant star but sound cannot?
Light can travel through the vacuum of space because it is an electromagnetic wave that does not require a medium to propagate. Sound, on the other hand, is a mechanical wave that requires a medium, like air, water, or solids, to travel through. Since space is a vacuum, there is no medium for sound waves to travel through from a distant star to Earth.
What are the three conditions that must be met for refraction to occur?
For refraction to occur, the three conditions that must be met are: 1) The light must travel through different mediums with different optical densities, such as air and water. 2) The light must strike the boundary between the two mediums at an angle. 3) The light must not be incident perpendicular to the boundary.
What is faster than a neutrino?
A photon. Neutrinos have mass and therefore must travel at less than the speed of light. Photons of light travel at the speed of light.
Does wave length travel through air?
"Wave length" is a measurement that describes a characteristic of a wave.If the wave is a mechanical one, like sound for example, it must have some kindof material to travel through. Air is a good one.If the wave is an electromagnetic one, like light or radio for example, it can travelthrough air, but it doesn't need anything to travel through.
