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Why is visible light considered to be radiant energy and can travel through empty space but sound waves cannot travel through a vacuum?
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Well light is an electromagnetic wave and it pushes itself through space ,but sound requires particles to travel through and if there are no particles for it to travel through you have no sound
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What is a material that light cannot travel through?
light can travel through anything. Light here means electromagnetic radiation, not just visible light. Visible light cannot go through anything opaque, such as metal sheets. Other types of electromagnetic radiation, like X-rays, can pass through almost anything. If you want the name ofa material where no EM radiation can pass through, it's thick lead sheet.
Is it possible for heat to flow across a vacuum?
Heat needs something to "flow" through. In a vacuum it will not have a medium to travel through and so heat cannot flow across a vacuum. Radiant heat will travel through a vacuum but here it is the light energy that is passing through the vacuum, not the heat energy.
Can transparent objects let you see clearly through them?
Yes, transparent means you can clearly see through the object. Translucent means only light travels through, you cannot see a clear image, and opaque means no light or image is visible.
What is difference between visible and invisible?
The only difference is visible means that an object can be seen. Invisible means that it cannot be seen.
What does the phrase 'translucent to light' mean?
A translucent material transmits light, so that you could, for example, use it as a cover for a light fixture, or for a window, and light would get through, but it is not transparent; you cannot see through it. The light that comes through is not a visible image, it is illumination only.
Where can you download fire emblem radiant dawn?
As of now, you cannot.
What can radio waves do that visible light cannot?
Electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum.
What is a material that light cannot travel through?
light can travel through anything. Light here means electromagnetic radiation, not just visible light. Visible light cannot go through anything opaque, such as metal sheets. Other types of electromagnetic radiation, like X-rays, can pass through almost anything. If you want the name ofa material where no EM radiation can pass through, it's thick lead sheet.
What is the visibility of 4?
If you can see it, it is visible. If you cannot it is not visible. Quite simple, really.
Is it possible for heat to flow across a vacuum?
Heat needs something to "flow" through. In a vacuum it will not have a medium to travel through and so heat cannot flow across a vacuum. Radiant heat will travel through a vacuum but here it is the light energy that is passing through the vacuum, not the heat energy.
Do viruses go through photosynthesis?
noVirus cannot considered as living. They have no biological processes except replication
A disadvantage of a visible satellite image is that it cannot be used at night?
Yes that is the primary disadvantage of visible satellite imagery.
Can transparent objects let you see clearly through them?
Yes, transparent means you can clearly see through the object. Translucent means only light travels through, you cannot see a clear image, and opaque means no light or image is visible.
Why are solar cookers covered by a glass plate?
This effect results in the heating of enclosed spaces into which the sun shines through a transparent material such as glass or plastic. Visible light easily passes through the glass and is absorbed and reflected by materials within the enclosed space. The light energy that is absorbed by dark pots and the dark absorber plate underneath the pots is converted into longer wavelength heat energy and radiates from the interior materials. Most of this radiant energy, because it is of a longer wavelength, cannot pass back out through the glass and is therefore trapped within the enclosed space.
Was Cleopatra successful?
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Is vaccuum visible?
A vacuum is not visible, as it is an absence of matter. Matter must exist to be seen, and so a vacuum cannot be seen.
What is difference between visible and invisible?
The only difference is visible means that an object can be seen. Invisible means that it cannot be seen.
