Question
Which describes an electromagnetic wave?
a longitudinal wave that can travel through matter or empty space
a transverse wave consisting of electric fields and magnetic fields traveling through matter
a longitudinal wave that travels through solids, liquids, and gases
a transverse wave consisting of changing electric fields and changing magnetic fields
a longitudinal wave that can travel through matter or empty space
a transverse wave consisting of electric fields and magnetic fields traveling through matter
a longitudinal wave that travels through solids, liquids, and gases
a transverse wave consisting of changing electric fields and changing magnetic fields
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct description of an electromagnetic wave is:
**a transverse wave consisting of changing electric fields and changing magnetic fields.**
Electromagnetic waves, such as light, radio waves, and X-rays, propagate through space by oscillating electric and magnetic fields that are perpendicular to each other and to the direction of wave propagation.
**a transverse wave consisting of changing electric fields and changing magnetic fields.**
Electromagnetic waves, such as light, radio waves, and X-rays, propagate through space by oscillating electric and magnetic fields that are perpendicular to each other and to the direction of wave propagation.