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Sound waves are mechanical waves and all mechanical waves require a material medium for its propagation unlike electromagnectic waves

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Why are sound waves not considered a mechanical wave?

Mechanical waves are waves that require a medium in which to travel, i.e., a solid or fluid. As sound needs a medium to travel, sound is a mechanical wave.


What does a wave require in order to travel?

generally electromagnetic wave does not require any medium while sound waves require a medium (air) for propagation


Which wave requires medium?

Mechanical waves, such as sound waves and water waves, require a medium (substance) to travel through. Electromagnetic waves, like light waves, do not require a medium and can travel through a vacuum.


What is a wave that requires a medium wave?

A mechanical wave, such as a sound wave or water wave, requires a medium (substance) to travel through. In a mechanical wave, the energy is transferred through the medium by the vibration of particles.


What type of wave requires a material medium through which to travel?

Mechanical waves, such as sound waves and seismic waves, require a material medium (solid, liquid, or gas) to travel through. These waves propagate by transferring energy from one particle to the next within the medium.


In order for a sound wave to travel it must have?

In order for a sound wave to travel, it must have a medium to propagate through. Sound waves cannot travel through a vacuum because they require a medium such as air, water, or solids to carry the vibrations. The medium allows the sound wave to transfer its energy from one point to another by compressing and rarefying the particles in the medium.


What waves require a medium and what waves do not?

Mechanical waves require a medium (substance) to travel in, other waves do not. For example, sound is a mechanical wave and require a medium (air, water, etc.), light is not a mechanical wave and does not require a medium


Is sound a type of electromagnetic wave?

No, sound is not a type of electromagnetic wave. Sound is actually a mechanical wave that requires a medium (such as air, water, or solids) to travel through, while electromagnetic waves like light do not require a medium and can travel through a vacuum.


When a wave travel through a medium?

Mechanical waves such as sound and vibration require a medium in which to travel. Electromagnetic waves such as radio and light need no transmission medium.


What do Sound wave not travel?

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


Which wave require a medium in which to travel?

No.


What of these waves can NOT travel through the vacuum of space?

Sound waves cannot travel through the vacuum of space because they require a medium, such as air, water, or solids, to propagate. Electromagnetic waves, like light and radio waves, can travel through the vacuum of space because they do not require a medium.