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What speed do radio waves travel in air?
Radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultra violet, XRays, and gamma rays are all part of the "electromagnetic spectrum". They are all electromagnetic radiation and they all travel at the speed of light (186,000 miles per second). The only difference between them is their frequencies (or wavelengths)
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.
Do gamma rays or radio waves travel faster?
It depends on the medium it is travelling though. In the vacuum of space, they travel at the same speed (c, the speed of light in vacuum). In air or water, the X-rays tend to just "rip" through the air at c... and get absorbed. Radio waves tend to propagate through the air at less than c, and keep on moving for long distances. Water tends to dampen and absorb both waves after just a few tens of meters (much less for x-rays) of travel path. It is not always the same event that triggers both x-ray and radio wave emissions. The processes generating both are sometimes offset in time. As a simile, the flash of lightning actually preceeds the bang of thunder, the neutrons from a supernova are emitted before the first detectable flare of a star shedding matter, and so on.
How are radio waves the same as light waves?
both the radio waves and infrared waves travels at the same speed but different in their frequency and wavelengthRadio waves:In radio waves wavelength is large(1 to 100km) and frequency is smallRadio waves are less energetic than infrared wavesInfrared waves:In infrared waves wavelength is small (0.7-30 micrometer) and frequency is largeInfrared waves are more energetic than radio waves
What color light is emitted by radio waves?
Radio waves do not emit visible light. Only light with wavelengths of roughly 4*10^-7 to 7*10^-7 meters are visible.
When is the only time that light waves travel at the speed of light(186272 miles per second)?
Light waves always travel at the speed of light in a vacuum, regardless of the observer's frame of reference.
When is the only time sound waves travel the same speed as light?
They never do.
When is the only time that the light waves travel at the speed of light?
Light always travels at the speed of light. The only time that's 299,792,458 meters per second is when the light is in vacuum.
When is the only time that light waves travel at thespeedof light?
Light waves always travel at the speed of light, which is approximately 299,792 kilometers per second in a vacuum. This speed is constant and universal, regardless of the observer's frame of reference, according to Einstein's theory of relativity.
When is the only time that light waves travel at the speed of light (186272 miles per second)?
When it is moving through a vacuum.
How are electromagnetic or light waves different from water and sound waves?
Electromagnetic or light waves are transverse waves that do not require a medium (such as air or water) to propagate, whereas water and sound waves are mechanical waves that require a medium for propagation. Electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum, whereas water and sound waves cannot. Additionally, electromagnetic waves travel at the speed of light, while the speed of water and sound waves depends on the medium through which they are traveling.
What travels at light speed besides engines?
Particles that have no mass, such as photons, travel at the speed of light in a vacuum. These particles exhibit wave-particle duality and can behave both as waves and particles. Light, as a form of electromagnetic radiation, also travels at the speed of light.
Differences between light and sound waves?
The differences between light and sound are as follows:Light can be considered to be made of waves as well as particles. Sound is only a wave. It does not show particle nature.Light waves are electromagnetic waves while sound waves are mechanical waves.Light waves are transverse while sound waves are longitudinal.Light waves can travel in vacuum. Sound waves require a material medium to travel, and hence, cannot travel in vacuum.The speed of light in a medium is constant. The velocity of sound waves can change.In sound waves, the particles of the medium actually oscillate. In a light wave, the electric and magnetic vectors oscillate.Light waves can be polarized, but sound waves cannot.Light waves travel much faster than sound waves. The speed of light is a physical constant. Its value is exactly 299,792,458 metres per second in vacuuum. The speed of sound is 343 metres per second in dry air at 20°C.And finally, a simple one - you can see light while you can hear sound.
How do you travel in the speed of light?
You don't. The only objects that can travel at the speed of light are those that ONLY travel at that speed, like photons or gravitons.
What speed do radio waves travel in air?
Radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultra violet, XRays, and gamma rays are all part of the "electromagnetic spectrum". They are all electromagnetic radiation and they all travel at the speed of light (186,000 miles per second). The only difference between them is their frequencies (or wavelengths)
When is the only time light wavesd travels at the speed of light miels per second?
Light waves always travel at the speed of light ... whatever it may be inside the material they're traveling through. They only travel at 300,000 kilometers (186,282 miles) per second in vacuum.
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.
