2007-09-22 12:41:26 · 13 answers · asked by hellokool 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
It is technically neither since Radio waves are a subset of the electromagnetic spectrum, just like light waves and microwaves and UV and infared waves are parts of that same spectrum.
It is simply a designation of a portion of the spectrum which encompasses the area of longer wavelengths.
Sound waves are compressional waves in the air or in a solid surface and have nothing to do with the EM spectrum.
2007-09-22 12:54:43 · answer #1 · answered by idiot detector 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Think about this for a minute. Sound waves occur only in air or another substance, while light waves occur anywhere, even in vacuum. Sound waves are caused by the compression of air or another material, radio and light waves are not movement of any material. Both light and radio are electromagnetic waves. So the answer is light.
2007-09-22 14:40:30 · answer #2 · answered by squeezie_1999 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Radio waves are electromagnetic waves, the same as light waves. The entire EM spectrum can be called radio waves. A better answer can be given if type of radio wave is known...am/fm? tv? etc
2007-09-22 18:42:04 · answer #3 · answered by orion_1812@yahoo.com 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
radio waves and visible light are both electromagnetic waves, they just have different wavelengths. Radio waves have wavelengths from a few centimetres to several kilometres, visible light has wavelenths between 400 and 700nanometres (0.0000004-0.0000004 metres).
Sound waves need a medium through which to travel such as air or water, and cause the molecules of that medium to move and change pressure. Electromagnetic waves do not need a medium, ie can travel in a vacuum.
2007-09-22 12:55:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
light waves.
Actually, they (radio and light) are self-propagating electromagnetic waves. A paquet of energy (called a photon) travels by creating its own magnetic field and electric field. The only difference between light and radio is the energy content of the packet.
The more energetic the photon, the higher its frequency.
Since they all travel at the same speed in vacuum (the speed of light) then the higher the frequency, the shorter the wavelength.
2007-09-22 12:54:55 · answer #5 · answered by Raymond 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Radio waves are electromagnetic waves ( just low frequency, long wavelength ones). Thus they are light waves.
2016-05-21 01:58:03 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they're light waves. or to put it more precisely; both light and radio are examples of electro-magnetic waves. They're basically the same thing, but with different wave lengths.
2007-09-22 12:48:26 · answer #7 · answered by Robert K 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
well it's not sound but light and radio waves are both electro magnitic waves.
2007-09-22 14:16:34 · answer #8 · answered by Mr. Smith 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Electromagnetic energy. Not light or sound.
2007-09-22 15:26:33 · answer #9 · answered by Apophis Ascended 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
neither theyre electromagnetic waves
2007-09-22 12:49:55 · answer #10 · answered by xcluelessx 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋