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Sound Waves

Question 1 • Fall 24 GSE Physical Science B IC

Which are characteristics of electromagnetic waves? Check all that apply.travel in straight lines and can bounce off surfacestravel through space at the speed of lighttravel only through mattertravel only through spacecan bend around objectsmove by particles bumping into each othermove by the interaction between an electric field and a magnetic field

Answer
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travel in straight lines and can bounce off surfaces
B
travel through space at the speed of light
C
travel only through matter
D
travel only through space
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can bend around objects
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move by particles bumping into each other
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move by the interaction between an electric field and a magnetic field

Explanation

Electromagnetic waves can travel through empty space at the speed of light, and they consist of changing electric and magnetic fields that sustain one another. They travel in straight lines through a uniform medium, can reflect off surfaces, and can bend around objects through diffraction. They do not travel only through space: they can also pass through some matter. They do not require particles bumping into each other.

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