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Does a medium travel with the mechanical wave or does the wave just travel through the medium?
No. (You can play loud music from speakers on one side of the room for as long
as you want to, and you won't cause the air to pile up on the other side.)
What else can I help you with?
Are water waves mechanical waves?
No, Mechanical waves means that the waves require a medium in order to pass through. For instance, sound is a mechanical wave because it requires the air to travel through (or any material -- such as water). Light waves are electromagnetic waves because they produce an oscillating electric/magnetic field as it travels. Also because it requires no medium to travel through, this is why the sun's light may reach us here on earth. (Note: it was previously thought that the medium in space which allowed light to travel through, this was referred to as the ether - this is false, space is a vacuum.)
Do infrared waves travel through a vacuum?
Yes, infrared waves can travel through a vacuum because they do not require a medium for propagation. This is because infrared radiation is part of the electromagnetic spectrum, and all electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum.
How do surface waves differ form body waves?
Body waves: seismic waves that travel through the body of a medium Surface waves: seismic waves that travel along the surface of a medium and have a strong effect near the surface of the medium than it has in the interior
What happens when s waves hit the outer core of earth?
S-waves cannot travel through the liquid outer core because it cannot support shear stress. Instead, they are either absorbed or reflected when they reach the outer core boundary, causing a shadow zone on the opposite side of the Earth from the earthquake where these waves are not detected.
What does seepage mean?
If water is coming into your hose through the outside wall it is said to be 'seeping' in - you have a water 'seepage'. The term can be used for any fluid not just water.
What wave requires a medium?
Mechanical waves, such as sound waves and water waves, require a medium to travel through. These waves rely on the vibration of particles in the medium to carry energy from one place to another. Electromagnetic waves, on the other hand, can travel through a vacuum because they do not require a medium.
What medium does a wave travel in?
There are two types of waves, mechanical and electromagnetic. Mechanical waves need to have a medium to go through in order to even exits. these mediums can include water, dirt, air, metal, glass, plastic, wood, etc. electromagnetic waves travel through just about anything and do not have to have a medium to exist. Hope this helps T.M.M :-)
Are water waves mechanical waves?
No, Mechanical waves means that the waves require a medium in order to pass through. For instance, sound is a mechanical wave because it requires the air to travel through (or any material -- such as water). Light waves are electromagnetic waves because they produce an oscillating electric/magnetic field as it travels. Also because it requires no medium to travel through, this is why the sun's light may reach us here on earth. (Note: it was previously thought that the medium in space which allowed light to travel through, this was referred to as the ether - this is false, space is a vacuum.)
The matter through which a wave travels is called?
Oh, dude, it's like totally called a "medium." Not like the psychic kind, but like the substance that waves move through, you know? So, like, whether it's air for sound waves or water for ocean waves, that's the medium, man. So, yeah, that's the totally legit term for it.
Why does a sound wave travel the slowest in a vacuum?
Sound waves require a medium, such as air or water, to propagate because they rely on the vibration of molecules. In a vacuum, there are no molecules for the sound waves to travel through, so they cannot propagate, resulting in the absence of sound.
What factors are necessary for a sound wave to travel through a medium?
well sound actually always needs a medium so it can travel, in space there's is no sound because there isn't a medium it can travel through. but just about anything is a medium for sound. air is also a great medium, that's why were able to hear one another
What waves are mechanical?
Mechanical wave needs a medium to travel. Examples :- Sound Wave, Seismic Wave etc.
Does Light travels in waves and sound is a form of energy that travels in mechanical waves through a medium?
Sound is a form of energy that travels "through" a mechanical medium. Light can be modelled as waves in certain circumstances. No mechanical medium is detectable, so either there is no medium, or the medium also propagates all matter the same way (Lorentz aether). The photoelectric effect shows that, just like sound is just motions of particles, so is light. electromagnetic
Can sound waves travel through lasers?
Yes. The laser beam is a beam of coherent light. Just photons. Meanwhile the sound wave is travelling through a medium....which isn't really true of the photons, they'll travel whether there's a medium or not. There's essentially no interaction or interference between the two. Saying that I can think of ways you could detect sound waves using lasers...but I wouldn't worry about that - sound will travel just fine through a laser beam providing it still has a medium to travel through. i.e: a laser can be present in a strong vacuum but sound won't pass through a strong vacuum - at least not to any useful degree....but that's not the laser stopping it.
Do sound waves are electromagnetic waves that do not require a medium to travel through?
Sound requires a solid, liquid or gas to carry the vibrations in waves. The air in the atmosphere is actually a collection of gases and so sound travels through what appears to be an empty space. Sound cannot travel through a vacuum so an explosion two meters away from you in space would be silent (but probably still hurt!)
How well does a sound travel through a solid?
its the best medium that sound can travel through,the next is liquid and the slowest is gas the reason for this is because First, sound is mechanical energy. It needs a medium to travel through. The energy is transferred into the medium, and the medium carries it through itself. That's propagation, and you probably already knew most or all of that. But we need to start at the beginning, so let's jump.When something moves to create sound, either continuously like a guitar string, or "just once" like when a hammer strikes a nail head, the action creates pressure waves or a pressure wave. The pressure wave or waves are actually atoms or molecules "pushing against" each other in response to the action causing the sound. The "pushing against" each other is the transfer of the mechanical energy of sound through whatever is "conducting" that energy. That's how sound is transmitted (and why sound can't travel through a vacuum). The medium is carrying the mechanical energy of the wave. So the action of atoms or molecules shoving each other "over" to conduct the sound, this compression of them, has an opposite action, which we call rarifaction.
Which waves disturb matter?
Mechanical waves, such as sound waves or seismic waves, disturb matter by causing vibrations in the medium through which they travel. These waves transfer energy by displacing particles in the medium in the direction of the wave's propagation.
