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By definition, surface waves will travel at or near the surface of a medium.

Only electromagnetic waves (light, radio, & etc) can travel through a vacuum.

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What are three waves that requires a medium?

Sound waves: These are mechanical waves that require a medium (such as air, water, or a solid material) for propagation. Water waves: Also known as surface waves, they are a type of mechanical wave that travels through a medium (such as water). Seismic waves: These are waves that are generated by earthquakes and require a medium, such as the Earth's crust and mantle, for propagation.


What waves require a medium and what waves do not?

Mechanical waves require a medium (substance) to travel in, other waves do not. For example, sound is a mechanical wave and require a medium (air, water, etc.), light is not a mechanical wave and does not require a medium


Do transverse waves require a medium to propagate?

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Waves require a medium in order for energy to be transferred. waves can either travel through a medium or through empty space?

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What distinguishes waves from mechanical waves?

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Wave that does not require a medium?

All waves require a medium.


All waves need a medium to travel?

No, only surface and mechanical waves need a medium, compressional waves can travel through space. (Such as light from the Sun).I think light (EM) waves are the only ones that can travel through a vacuum. Sound waves require a medium.


What types of waves require a medium?

Mechanical waves.For example, sound waves, ocean waves, etc.Many waves need a medium to travel: sound waves, water waves, and seismic waves.Electromagnetic waves do not need a medium.


Waves that do not require a medium are?

Electromagnetic waves do not require medium for propagation.


What kind of wave does not require medium?

Electromagnetic waves, such as light waves and radio waves, do not require a medium to travel through. These waves can travel through a vacuum, unlike mechanical waves which require a medium to propagate, like sound waves in air or water waves in the ocean.


What kind of waves are water waves and how do they differ from other types of waves?

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