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How are electromagnetic waves different than all other waves?

They can be transmitted.
They can be reflected.
They can vibrate matter.
They can travel through space.

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They can travel through space.

Electromagnetic waves are oscillating electric and magnetic fields that do not require a material medium, so they can propagate through a vacuum (e.g., sunlight through space). Mechanical waves (sound, water waves) need matter to travel.