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Q: What kind of wave does not need a medium through which to travel?
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Do radio waves need a medium to travel through?

Radiation doesnt need a medium because it travels through space


What do electromagnetic waves need to travel?

Electromagnetic waves don't need anything to travel. This kind of waves does not need a medium to move through, therefore they can even travel through outer space.


What needs a medium substance to travel through?

Mechanical waves need a medium substance to travel through. Electromagnetic do not.


Sound waves do not travel through what?

Sound wave do not travel through vaccum as it need medium to travel.


Due mechanical waves need a medium to travel through?

Yes, mechanical waves do need a medium in order to travel. Other waves, such as light, do not (thus they can travel through space).


Does light need a medium through which to travel?

No, it does not. It can travel through any open space. Sound, unlike light, needs a medium to travel. So light can travel through outer space but sound cannot because there is no medium.


What type of wave does need medium to travel?

any wave of energy except for electromagnetic waves need a medium to travel through.


Does a electromagnetic wave need a medium to travel?

Electromagnetic waves do not need a medium in which to travel. They move "best" through a perfect vacuum.


What kind of waves that need a liquid?

Mechanical waves require a medium, as opposed to electromagnetic waves which can travel through a vacuum.


Do ocean waves need a medium to travel through?

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What kind of energy does not need medium to travel?

electromagnetic waves


Does waves need a medium to travel through?

No. Electromagnetic waves travel through vacuum ( ie space where there is nothing)