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Sound waves are physical vibrations of molecules. Electromagnetic waves are a more complex (and harder to describe) mix of the movement of electrons and magnetic fields. A sound wave requires a medium in which to propagate (air, rock, etc.) while electromagnetic waves do not. That's why you can't hear sounds in a vacuum like outer space, but you can send a radio signal to a satellite.

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What wave is not part of the electromagnetic spectrum?

Sound waves are not part of the electromagnetic spectrum. Sound waves are mechanical waves that require a medium, such as air or water, to propagate, unlike electromagnetic waves which can travel through a vacuum.


Which type of light does the electromagnetic spectrum NOT contain?

The electromagnetic spectrum does not contain sound waves. It includes a range of electromagnetic waves, from radio waves to gamma rays, but does not include mechanical waves like sound.


Are sound waves part of the electromagnetic spectrum?

Sound waves and electromagnetic waves are different. Sound is composed of density waves in the air or some other form of matter. Sound is a mechanical compression-rarefaction wave. The different types of electromagnetic waves are gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet rays, visible light, infrared radiation, microwaves, and radio waves.


Does a electromagnetic spectrum consists of sound waves and light waves?

No, the electromagnetic spectrum consists of electromagnetic waves, which include light waves but not sound waves. Sound waves are mechanical waves that require a medium, such as air or water, to travel, while electromagnetic waves do not require a medium and can travel through a vacuum.


All waves make up the electromagnetic?

No, not all waves make up the electromagnetic spectrum. The electromagnetic spectrum consists of a continuous range of electromagnetic waves that vary in wavelength and frequency, including radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays. Other types of waves, such as water waves or sound waves, are not part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

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The electromagnetic spectrum includes what?

The electromagnetic spectrum includes electromagnetic waves with a continuous flow of the wavelength.


Which ray does not belong in the electromagnetic spectrum?

Sound waves do not belong in the electromagnetic spectrum. Sound waves are mechanical waves that require a medium (such as air or water) to travel through, unlike the electromagnetic waves that can travel through a vacuum.


What wave is not part of the electromagnetic spectrum?

Sound waves are not part of the electromagnetic spectrum. Sound waves are mechanical waves that require a medium, such as air or water, to propagate, unlike electromagnetic waves which can travel through a vacuum.


Which type of light does the electromagnetic spectrum NOT contain?

The electromagnetic spectrum does not contain sound waves. It includes a range of electromagnetic waves, from radio waves to gamma rays, but does not include mechanical waves like sound.


Are sound waves part of the electromagnetic spectrum?

Sound waves and electromagnetic waves are different. Sound is composed of density waves in the air or some other form of matter. Sound is a mechanical compression-rarefaction wave. The different types of electromagnetic waves are gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet rays, visible light, infrared radiation, microwaves, and radio waves.


Does a electromagnetic spectrum consists of sound waves and light waves?

No, the electromagnetic spectrum consists of electromagnetic waves, which include light waves but not sound waves. Sound waves are mechanical waves that require a medium, such as air or water, to travel, while electromagnetic waves do not require a medium and can travel through a vacuum.


All waves make up the electromagnetic?

No, not all waves make up the electromagnetic spectrum. The electromagnetic spectrum consists of a continuous range of electromagnetic waves that vary in wavelength and frequency, including radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays. Other types of waves, such as water waves or sound waves, are not part of the electromagnetic spectrum.


Electromagnetic waves are waves which can pass through a region where nothing exists such as outerspace which of the waves below is not part of the electromagnetic spectrum?

Sound.


Sound is not part of the electromagnetic spectrum because?

because sound waves are not a electromagnetic waves because they need a medium for travel....hence electromagnetic spectrum is based on the electromagnetic waves ..like radio waves , micro waves , etc....


Which band of the electromagnetic spectrum has the lowest frequency?

That would be sound waves, or the audio spectrum.


Why is sound not part of the electromagnetic spectrum?

Sound is a mechanical wave that requires a medium, such as air or water, to propagate. Electromagnetic waves, on the other hand, do not require a medium and can travel through a vacuum. This fundamental difference in how they travel means that sound is not considered part of the electromagnetic spectrum.


NOT one of the waves of the electromagnetic spectrum?

Sound waves are not part of the electromagnetic spectrum. Sound waves are mechanical waves that require a medium to travel through, such as air, water, or solids, while electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum.