What is a substance through a wave can travel?

Answer 1

It depends on what wave you're talking about. Water: I have not a clue. Sound: Depending on what the frequency is, sound can go through most things. For example, if you sit inside a car, and your friend is outside, you two can still hear each other if you yell. But the glass distorts the waves which is why the sounds are all funny. Light: There are many different types of light waves. Some are radiation waves, others are rays. Microwaves can't go through too much stuff, but things such as X-rays can go through your skin (that's how X-rays work). And then there are gamma rays. These are highly dangerous and can go through to your bones, and really penetrate through most things due to the high frequency they have, and the energy they possess.

Answer 2

For light waves the term is transparent, but there are probably other terms in the case of sound waves, water waves, seismic waves, etc.

Another term used is the medium, but electromagnetic radiation is an exception as it needs to medium to propagate it.

Answer 3

A medium is a substance that a wave can travel through, such as air for sound waves or water for water waves. Waves transfer energy through the medium by causing particles in the medium to oscillate or vibrate.

Answer 4

Luminiferous ether is the hypothetical substance that electromagnetic waves can travel through.

Answer 5

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