No, an electromagnetic wave does not require matter (a medium) to transfer energy. Electromagnetic energy (like light or radio waves) travels perfectly well in the vacuum of space. In contrast, a mechanical wave, of which sound is an example, does require a medium through which to travel.
A disturbance that carries energy through matter and space is known as a wave. Waves can take different forms, such as sound waves, light waves, or seismic waves, and transfer energy by causing particles to move back and forth.
Waves transfer energy without transporting matter. The particles in a wave oscillate back and forth but do not move along with the wave itself. This is known as wave propagation.
Radiation is the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.
No, eletromagnetic waves propagate in two planes (eletro-magnetic) and can propagate in a vacuum. Water waves, on the other hand, are dependant on matter to transfer energy, making it a mechanical wave, not an eletromagnetic one.
A light wave transfers energy without requiring a medium for its propagation. Electromagnetic waves, including light, can travel through space because they consist of oscillating electric and magnetic fields that do not need a material medium to transfer energy.
Electromagnetic waves
A disturbance that carries energy through matter and space is known as a wave. Waves can take different forms, such as sound waves, light waves, or seismic waves, and transfer energy by causing particles to move back and forth.
Waves transfer energy without transporting matter. The particles in a wave oscillate back and forth but do not move along with the wave itself. This is known as wave propagation.
Electromagnetic waves transfer energy.
Radiation is the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.
Electromagnetic wave, yes.
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No. Radiation transfers energy by the propagation of waves within the electromagnetic spectrum and the travel of photons (wave-particle duality). No matter is moved in this process.
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This process is called energy absorption.
No, eletromagnetic waves propagate in two planes (eletro-magnetic) and can propagate in a vacuum. Water waves, on the other hand, are dependant on matter to transfer energy, making it a mechanical wave, not an eletromagnetic one.