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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.

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What kind of material can radio waves penetrate that light waves cannot?

Radio waves can penetrate materials such as walls, buildings, and certain types of soil more effectively than light waves. This is due to their longer wavelengths, which allow them to pass through obstacles that scatter or absorb visible light. For example, radio waves can travel through concrete and wood, while light waves are typically reflected or absorbed by these materials.


Can radio waves travel through glass?

Yes, radio waves are a form of electro magnetic wave. Visible light is also a form of electro magnetic waves. Visible light can be seen through glass, just as radio waves can travel through glass.


Can radio waves pass through clouds?

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.


Are the walls in my room are transparent to radio waves?

No. No one is spying on you.


How do megahertz affect radio function?

When talking about radio operation, megahertz is the freq the radio is transmitting or receiving on. When transmitting, the higher the freq, the more information can be packed on to a single wave, but it will get knocked down by obsticles such as walls. A lower freq cannot contain as much information per wave but can travel farther before it becomes un-readable. For example, AM and FM radio stations operate on lower freqs and thus are really only useful for voice data, but can travel far. A WiFi computer network however operates on a much high freq suitable for the amount of data that will be sent, but easily but the range is short due to walls and other obsticles not allowing the higher freq wave to pass through them. For more information, consult Wikipedia for radios.

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Is the greater the wavelength the deeper the penetration?

Yes, longer wavelengths like radio waves penetrate deeper into materials compared to shorter wavelengths like visible light. This is why radio waves can travel through walls and other obstacles, while visible light cannot.


What kind of material can radio waves penetrate that light waves cannot?

Radio waves can penetrate materials such as walls, buildings, and certain types of soil more effectively than light waves. This is due to their longer wavelengths, which allow them to pass through obstacles that scatter or absorb visible light. For example, radio waves can travel through concrete and wood, while light waves are typically reflected or absorbed by these materials.


What is something light cannot pass through?

Solid objects, such as walls or metal barriers, are examples of things that light cannot pass through. When light encounters a solid object, it gets absorbed, reflected, or refracted, causing it to not pass through.


What can radio waves do that visible light cannot?

Radio waves can penetrate obstacles like walls and buildings more effectively than visible light. They are also able to travel longer distances and can be easily transmitted through the Earth's atmosphere. Additionally, radio waves are used in communication technologies such as radar and broadcasting, which are not feasible with visible light.


What type of matter can light go through?

Light can travel through transparent materials such as air, glass, and water. These materials allow light to pass through with minimal absorption or scattering. Light cannot pass through opaque or highly dense materials such as metals or walls.


Why does radio wave travel through walls and a light wave cannot?

Electromagnetic waves with higher frequencies (longer wavelengths) are absorbed more efficiently by material objects, so have shallower effective penetration. Radio waves range in wavelength between roughly 0.001 - 3,000 meters. Visible light waves range in wavelength between roughly 0.0000004 - 0.0000007 meters.


What do you call an object that you can't see through?

An object that you cannot see through is typically referred to as opaque. This means that light cannot pass through it, causing it to be visually impenetrable. Examples of opaque objects include walls, rocks, and metal.


Is the US government walking through walls?

No, the US government cannot walk through walls. This concept is not physically possible.


What light travels through?

nothing, as in no molecules present


What cheats in Pokemon light platinum is walkthrough walls?

Walk Through Walls CE2CCCB25D8D815D


Can radio waves travel through glass?

Yes, radio waves are a form of electro magnetic wave. Visible light is also a form of electro magnetic waves. Visible light can be seen through glass, just as radio waves can travel through glass.


What kinds of space and matter can light travel through?

Light can travel through empty space, air, water, and transparent materials such as glass or some plastics. However, it cannot travel through opaque objects like walls, metals, or thick fog.