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Clouds interfere with radio signals because the density of the cloud can cause static with the radio signal. The air can also interfere with the signal.
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∙ 12y agoYes. They can pass through walls to get to your radio too! Radio waves are electromagnetic, so they are only affected by metals or magnetic fields.
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Why can radio waves pass through walls but light cannot?
Radio waves are longer on the electromagnetic spectrum and can penetrate objects because they are less dense. Visible light and infrared light are shorter and therefore too dense to pass through objects.
Why can't radio waves pass through the ionosphere?
Yes, they can in high levels. Science says radiowaves can vibrate our skin and if strong enough can actually massage or promote bloodflow. Blood is the vessel and/or vehical for oxygen transport. A high enough oxygen level is not only dangerous but deadly.
Do x-rays pass through matter more slowly than radio waves?
X-rays are a form of gamma radiation. Gamma radiation passes through human tissue with no difficulty. Gamma can only be blocked by an incredibly large mass of solid matter, such as extremely thick lead. Radio waves can be reflected or interfered with by a number of different transition metals. Radio waves have a larger range than gamma radiation because they are broadcasted from a medium rather than a source.
What does a radio convert radio waves into?
The radio converts EM waves through the Transmitter/Receiver. This works because if you pass a magnet over a wire it creates a small electric charge, all EM frequencies do the same so the T/R basically converts the pattern into a easily recognisable form such as voice.
Why is the ionosphere important to radio wave transmission?
Sky wave propagation is possible because of ionosphere. Ionosphere is the region consisting of ions produced in the higher level of atmosphere almost at a height of 90km. The scientific fact is that the refractive index is inversely related to the ionic density. Because of various concentration of ions in the ionosphere, the refractive index is different. As radio waves make an entry through this region, the ray has to pass from the region of higher refractive index to lower, so the radio waves get deviated from the normal. So stage by stage, the radio waves get turned back towards the earth. This seems as if it has been reflected by the ionospheric layer. So short waves, also known as sky waves, with a range of frequency 3 to 30 MHz are better sent back to the earth. That is why irrespective of the curvature of the earth, the signals transmitted at London will be received by a radio in a town in TamilNadu, India.
Why are radio telescopes able to operate all the time?
That is because radio waves pass through clouds so radio astronomers do not have to wait for a clear sky.
Can radio waves pass through a vacuum?
Long answer: Radio waves, like all EM radiation, can pass through a vacuum. Short answer: Yes.
Can you touch radio waves?
You cannot touch radio waves. They would simply pass through your hand, and you would never feel them.
Can radio waves pass through humans?
Some do and some don't. Microwaves, the shortest length rf (radio frequency), have high percentage of absorption in tissue. The longer rf waves do pass through the body without significant absorption.
Are all waves compressional waves?
No, compressional waves travel through liquids and gases. Transverse waves pass through solids. You may also be forgetting electromagnetic waves such as light, radio, x-rays, etc that propagate in neither of these ways and can even pass through vacuums.
What are useful under most weather conditions since radio waves pass through Earth's atmosphere?
radio telescopes
Why can radio waves pass through walls but light cannot?
Radio waves are longer on the electromagnetic spectrum and can penetrate objects because they are less dense. Visible light and infrared light are shorter and therefore too dense to pass through objects.
What radiation waves does an electric radio produce?
The radio receptor receives electromagnetic waves from a broadcast station.These waves are called radio waves. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space.
which band of em spectrum pass through the atmosphere most easily ex) visible, infrared, radio waves?
Radio waves are the type of electromagnetic radiation that can pass through the atmosphere most easily. This is because they have the longest wavelengths and the lowest frequencies of all types of electromagnetic radiation. Radio waves can also pass through solid objects, which makes them useful for a variety of applications, such as broadcasting, communication, and remote sensing.
Because radio waves can pass freely through earths atmosphere what are useful under most weather conditions?
radio telescopes
Because radio waves can pass freely through earth's atmosphere what are useful under most wheather conditions?
Since radio waves travel freely through the Earth's atmosphere, Radio telescopes are the most useful equipment to have during any weather condition.
How can light or radio waves pass through the nothingness of space and isn't that evidence of a somethingness?
light and radio waves are energy themselves, so they are not dependent on "something" being there to travel through as sound is. the reason that sound cannot pass through a vacuum is because it is a set of energy waves that flow through the molecules of the substance. causing the first molecule to bump into the second, second into the third, third to the fourth and so on.
