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Where do mechanical waves and electromagnetic waves travel fastest?
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∙ 9y ago
Mechanical waves travel fastest in mechanically-most-dense media.
Electromagnetic waves travel fastest in optically-least-dense media.
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What is one major difference between electromagnetic waves and mechanical waves?
Mechanical waves require a medium to travel, where electromagnetic waves do not.
Which type of wave travels the fastest?
Electromagnetic waves travel the fastest, at the speed of light in a vacuum, 3.0 x 108 m/s.
Unlike mechanical waves electromagnetic waves can travel through .?
Vacuum
Electromagnetic waves can travel through a?
Vacuum
Are all waves mechanical waves?
maybe? ----- No, you are forgetting about electromagnetic radiation such as a light, radio, x-rays, and so on that also have wave properties. Mechanical waves are able to travel through matter but electromagnetic waves can travel in a vacuum.
How mechanical and electromagnetic wave are different?
The biggest difference is that mechanical waves require a medium to travel through and electromagnetic waves do not.
What is one major difference between electromagnetic waves and mechanical waves?
Mechanical waves require a medium to travel, where electromagnetic waves do not.
Which type of wave travels the fastest?
Electromagnetic waves travel the fastest, at the speed of light in a vacuum, 3.0 x 108 m/s.
How are electromagnetic wave and mechanical waves different?
The biggest difference is that mechanical waves require a medium to travel through and electromagnetic waves do not.
Electromagnetic waves are not mechanical waves which means they can travel in a?
vacuum
Unlike mechanical waves electromagnetic waves can travel through .?
Vacuum
Electromagnetic waves can travel through a?
Vacuum
How are em waves different from mechanical waves?
mechanical waves need a medium to travel through, electromagnetic waves do not. Electromagnetic waves can travel through space, mechanical waves can not.:PElectromagnetic waves do not require a medium, but mechanical waves do.
How mechanical and electromagnetic waves are similar.?
Electromagnetic waves can travel through space.Mechanical waves need matter to transfer energy.
Unlike mechanical waves waves do not require a medium to travel through.?
Electromagnetic
Which of the following distinguishes electromagnetic from mechanical waves?
They don't require a medium to travel through. - apex ....what a wanker
Are all waves mechanical waves?
maybe? ----- No, you are forgetting about electromagnetic radiation such as a light, radio, x-rays, and so on that also have wave properties. Mechanical waves are able to travel through matter but electromagnetic waves can travel in a vacuum.
