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Light wave being visible is not a mechanical wave. It means that it does not need a material medium to be propagated. Even through vacuum it can traverse. Whereas sound waves are mechanical waves. So without a material medium no propagation is possible. So sound cannot pass through vacuum.
Being a non mechanical wave light wave is an electro magnetic wave. It is transverse in nature.
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Is a light wave transverse?
it sure is!!yes, light waves is a transverse wave.
What type of wave is a light wave an example of?
Light is an example of a electromagnetic wave.
What waves have the most light waves?
Light wave is an electromagnetic wave, so light waves are a kind of wave. I don't understand what you mean by what waves have the most light waves. It's not possible to emit a combination of different kinds of waves (such mechanical, EM wave, sound wave) from a single source.
What are examples of a wave?
There are two types of waves: 1. Longitudinal wave e.g. Sound waves 2. Transverse wave e.g. light waves
What is the wave length that is shorter than a light wave?
Ultraviolet waves have shorter wavelengths than visible light waves.
Is a light wave transverse?
it sure is!!yes, light waves is a transverse wave.
What type of wave is a light wave an example of?
Light is an example of a electromagnetic wave.
What waves have the most light waves?
Light wave is an electromagnetic wave, so light waves are a kind of wave. I don't understand what you mean by what waves have the most light waves. It's not possible to emit a combination of different kinds of waves (such mechanical, EM wave, sound wave) from a single source.
Are light waves transverse waves?
Yes, light waves are transverse, because in light wave, disturbance of the medium occurs at right angles to the direction of wave propagation of wave.
What are examples of a wave?
There are two types of waves: 1. Longitudinal wave e.g. Sound waves 2. Transverse wave e.g. light waves
Are sound waves and light waves transverse?
Light is an electromagnetic wave; and those are transverse. Sound is usually a longitudinal wave.
What form of waves is light carried by?
Light is not carried by waves, it IS as wave an "electromagnetic" wave. Interestingly, it is also a particle, a "photon".
What is the wave length that is shorter than a light wave?
Ultraviolet waves have shorter wavelengths than visible light waves.
What characteristic proves that light is longitudinal wave?
Light is actually a transverse wave, not a longitudinal wave. This is evidenced by the fact that light waves oscillate perpendicular to the direction of their propagation. Longitudinal waves, on the other hand, oscillate parallel to the direction of their propagation.
Give an example of a logitudinal and transverse wave?
An example of a longitudinal wave is a sound wave, where the particles of the medium move parallel to the direction of the wave. An example of a transverse wave is a light wave, where the particles of the medium move perpendicular to the direction of the wave.
What kind of waves does a light have?
The type of wave of a light wave is a transverse wave, like waves at the beach (surface waves). Transverse simply means that the motion of the wave is perpendicular to the direction of the wave. Simply put, if you're floating on the water, and a wave comes to you, the wave lifts you up, and then you drop back down as the wave passes. You are moving at a right angle to the direction that the wave is moving. This is why surfing is difficult, because you're trying to get it to push you, rather than simply lift you.Sound waves are longitudinal waves; they push particles in the same direction that they are moving in. Pressure waves from explosions are also longitudinal waves.
Is Light is an example of a mechanical wave?
No, light is not an example of a mechanical wave. Light is an example of an electromagnetic wave, which does not require a medium to propagate, unlike mechanical waves like sound waves which do require a medium.
