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When a wave travels through a medium certain molecules travel with that wave and carry the waves signal?
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No. The energy of the wave moves thru the molecules that carry it.
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In a transverse wave that travels through a medium the molecules of the medium vibrate in which direction?
The molecules vibrate perpendicular to the direction of propagation or motion.
When a wave travels through a medium certain molecules travel with that wave and carry the wave's signal?
I know it ends with a question mark but that is not a question, it's a statment
When the temperature wave that travel through a medium the molecules of the medium vibrate?
B. at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels
In a transverse wave that travels through a medium how do the molecules of the medium vibrate?
The quaggas of the wave, which are the midpoints, start to spasm out of control.
What material can sound energy travel through slowly?
The more closely packed molecules are in a medium, the faster sound travels through the medium, so sound travels slowest through a gas under low pressure.
Why does sound travel quicker through iron then copper?
Sound travels through a medium by vibrations of the molecules in the medium .The denser the medium the easier the sound propagates.Iron has higher density than copper and therefore it travels quicker through iron than copper.
What is the effect of medium on the speed of sound?
Sound travels faster through denser media because their molecules are closer together.
What is the effect of the medium on the speed of sound?
Sound travels faster through denser media because their molecules are closer together.
The material through which a wave travels is?
The material through which a wave travels is called the medium.
Why do waves require a medium?
Sound waves are vibrations through a medium, such as air or water. The energy travels from the vibrating source and vibrates molecules in the medium, which push others sending a wave through the medium. Without a medium, there's nothing to vibrate and sound cannot travel.
Why does light slow down when it travels through material?
Molecules making up the air are far apart compared to the molecules making up any solid medium. As solids provides very less inter and inter molecular space, light often travels slowly through solid medium. Refractive index of air is 1.
Does sound travel best through solids liquids or gases?
The speed of sound depends on the medium through which it is traveling. Sound travels fastest through solids, then liquids, and slowest through gases. As the molecules in a solid medium are closely packed together, sound waves can travel more quickly through it. Sound waves travel over 17 times faster through steel than through air. The molecules in a liquid medium are also more close together than a gaseous medium, so sound travels 4 times faster in fresh water as compared to air. In a gas, sound can travel only when molecules collide with each other, and as the molecules are quite far apart, the speed is slowest in gases.
