No. It travels as electromagnetic waves. Compression requires a medium that is compressed (and rarefied) but light travels through vacuum.
Mechanical waves, such as sound waves and water waves, require a medium (solid, liquid, or gas) to travel through. Electromagnetic waves, like light and radio waves, do not require a medium and can travel through a vacuum.
Sound waves are mechanical waves that require a medium (such as air, water, or solids) to travel, while light waves are electromagnetic waves that can travel through a vacuum. Sound waves propagate through compression and rarefaction of the medium particles, while light waves oscillate through electric and magnetic fields. Additionally, sound waves travel at a much slower speed (around 343 m/s in air) compared to light waves (299,792,458 m/s in a vacuum).
Yes. Electromagnetic waves, like light, can travel through a vacuum, they need no medium in order to be transmitted. Unlike sound waves, which are compression waves what rely on matter in order to be transmitted.
You mean longitudinal wave by compression wave? Electromagnetic wave is transverse in nature. It does not need a material medium. It can pass even through vacuum. But compression waves bady needs a material medium.
Light waves travel at their fastest in a vacuum, where they travel at the speed of light, which is approximately 299,792 kilometers per second.
Compression waves.
Mechanical waves, such as sound waves and water waves, require a medium (solid, liquid, or gas) to travel through. Electromagnetic waves, like light and radio waves, do not require a medium and can travel through a vacuum.
That is correct. Polarization is possible only when the direction of vibration is perpendicular to the direction of the wave travel, such is in light. In sound waves, the direction of vibration (compression) is the same direction as the direction of the travel of the sound wave, and therefore polarization is not possible.
Sound waves are mechanical waves that require a medium (such as air, water, or solids) to travel, while light waves are electromagnetic waves that can travel through a vacuum. Sound waves propagate through compression and rarefaction of the medium particles, while light waves oscillate through electric and magnetic fields. Additionally, sound waves travel at a much slower speed (around 343 m/s in air) compared to light waves (299,792,458 m/s in a vacuum).
Compression waves (same as for solids & liquids).
Yes. Electromagnetic waves, like light, can travel through a vacuum, they need no medium in order to be transmitted. Unlike sound waves, which are compression waves what rely on matter in order to be transmitted.
You mean longitudinal wave by compression wave? Electromagnetic wave is transverse in nature. It does not need a material medium. It can pass even through vacuum. But compression waves bady needs a material medium.
Yes! P-waves are indeed compression or longitudinal waves which push the crust together and pull it apart as they travel. They are also able to travel through liquids and gasses, unlike S-waves (shear or transverse waves) which can only travel through solids.
Light waves travel at their fastest in a vacuum, where they travel at the speed of light, which is approximately 299,792 kilometers per second.
Light waves are electromagnetic waves that can travel through a vacuum and do not require a medium to propagate, whereas sound waves are mechanical vibrations that need a medium, such as air or water, to travel. Light waves travel at the speed of light in a straight line, while sound waves travel through a medium by causing particles to vibrate in a wave pattern.
Sound waves and light waves are both forms of energy that travel in waves, but they have different properties and behaviors. Sound waves are mechanical waves that require a medium, such as air or water, to travel through, while light waves are electromagnetic waves that can travel through a vacuum. Sound waves travel slower than light waves and can be reflected, refracted, and diffracted, while light waves can also be polarized and undergo interference. Sound waves are longitudinal waves, meaning they travel by compressing and expanding the medium, while light waves are transverse waves, with oscillations perpendicular to the direction of travel.
Light waves do not need a medium to propagate. Sound waves cannot travel without a medium. Light waves always travel at the speed of light that is 3*108m/s.