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A radio wave travels about 874,000 times as fast as a sound wave,
plus it doesn't need any material to move through, as sound does.
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Which travels faster-radio waves or sound waves?
Radio wave travel faster than sound wave. Radio wave is the same as light wave except at different wavelength. It travel at speed of light (3 x 108 m/s). Sound wave travel at only 330 m/s and probably can go up to 3,300 m/s in solid medium which is far slower than the speed of light.
Why do radio waves travel faster than the sound wave?
Radio waves are just low frequency light waves. They travel at the speed of light, much faster than sound waves which are just changes in pressure traveling in waves
Does a radio wave travel faster than a sound wave?
Radio waves are sound. Therefore, yes, by definition, they travel at the speed of sound.
Which state of matter does a sound wave travel faster through?
Air
What is faster a sound wave of 150Hz or a wave of 700Hz?
The sound at 700 Hz vibrates faster, but both sounds travel from place to place through air at the same speed.
Why can radio waves travel through space but sound waves can not?
Radio waves travel through empty space because they are electromagnetic waves, whereas sound is a wave that must travel through air.
How fast are ultrasonic sound waves?
Ultrasonic sound waves travel at the same speed as lower frequency sound waves. The medium determines the speed at which a sound wave, which is mechanical energy, can travel. Sound waves travel faster in liquids than in a gas (like air), and travel faster still in solids. The speed at which a sound wave travels is generally independent of the frequency of that sound. Use the link below for more information.
What do Sound wave not travel?
Sound wave do not travel through vaccum as it need medium to travel.
Is a radio wave a sound wave?
Radio waves are electromagnetic radiation.
What does a decoder do in a radio?
The decoder seperates the sound wave from the rest of the radio wave.
What energy conversions occur in a radio?
In a radio you have the conversion of radio wave energy to sound wave energy.
Which is faster a heat wave or sound wave?
Any electromagnetic wave in vacuum is about 881,000 times faster than any sound in air.
