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We know that electromagnetic waves and gravity waves will move perfectly well through the vacuum of space. In contrast, it is mechanical waves that require a medium to propagate.
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Are electromagnetic waves medium waves?
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 wave does NOT require a medium?
Electromagnetic waves do not require a medium to travel. Mechanical waces like sound or ocean waves require a medium to propogate (travel).
Why do waves travel through mediums?
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 .
What 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.
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 type of medium is required by radio waves?
radio waves do not require a medium to travel,it can even travel through vaccum
What is a property of mechanical waves?
Mechanical waves require a medium for their travel.
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).
Why do sound wave require a medium to travel?
Sound waves are mechanical waves and all mechanical waves require a material medium for its propagation unlike electromagnectic waves
When a wave travel through a medium?
Mechanical waves such as sound and vibration require a medium in which to travel. Electromagnetic waves such as radio and light need no transmission medium.
What are waves that do not require a medium but can travel through empty space?
Electromagnetic waves can.
What wave does not require a medium to travel through?
electromagnetic wavesgravity waves
Are sound waves mechanical waves?
Mechanical waves are waves that require a medium in which to travel, i.e., a solid or fluid. As sound needs a medium to travel, sound is a mechanical wave.
Do electromagnetic waves require a medium?
No, electromagnetic waves don't require a medium, because they have properties of both waves and particles, that's why they can travel through the vacuum of space.
Is vacuum a medium?
Vacuum is not a medium. Considering waves, mechanical waves require a medium (such as air) to travel. Electromagnetic waves (such as visible light and radio waves) do not require a medium, and are the only waves (that we know of) that can travel through a vacuum. I have heard of a gravity wave, which may be a third type of wave. I don't know much about them. These would also travel through a vacuum.
What wave can travel through space without a medium?
Electromagnetic waves do not require a medium.
What waves require a medium though which to travel?
We know that mechanical waves require a medium through which to travel. An example of a mechanical wave is a sound (acoustic) wave. The wave transfers its energy into the medium so that it can propagate through it. In contrast, electromagnetic waves don't require a medium through which to travel. They move perfectly well through the vacuum of space.
What types of waves do not require a medium?
Electromagnetic waves. They travel in space-time. Also, light waves dont require a medium. :) Brittany <3Luv u<3~<3~
How do sound waves travel to a satellite?
Sound waves require a medium to travel through, and, since space is a vacuum, sound waves can't travel in it.
Why do electromagnetic waves not require a medium for travel?
because electromagnetic waves transmit energy without compressing the particles of the medium
All waves need a medium to travel?
No, only surface and mechanical waves need a medium, compressional waves can travel through space. (Such as light from the Sun).I think light (EM) waves are the only ones that can travel through a vacuum. Sound waves require a medium.
Which of the following is true of sound waves?
sound waves require a medium to transfer energyFOR A+ USERS THE ANSWER IS Sound waves travel in all directionssound waves require a medium to transfer energy-- They are longitudinal waves and material medium is required for their propagation.
How does radiation travel?
The radiations are electromagnetic waves ,they don't require any medium for their travel.
What is the medium of sound?
Sound waves require a medium to propagate, generally its air. Sound waves cannot travel in vacuum. Sound waves are longitudinal waves.
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