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Which statement is true for electromagnetic and mechanical waves?(1 point)
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Electromagnetic waves require a medium to travel, but mechanical waves do not need a medium.
Electromagnetic waves require a medium to travel, but mechanical waves do not need a medium.
Mechanical waves sometimes travel through a vacuum, and electromagnetic waves sometimes travel through matter.
Mechanical waves sometimes travel through a vacuum, and electromagnetic waves sometimes travel through matter.
Electromagnetic waves travel mainly through matter, and mechanical waves travel only through a vacuum.
Electromagnetic waves travel mainly through matter, and mechanical waves travel only through a vacuum.
Mechanical waves require a medium to travel through, but electromagnetic waves do not need a medium.
Mechanical waves require a medium to travel through, but electromagnetic waves do not need a medium.
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Electromagnetic waves require a medium to travel, but mechanical waves do not need a medium.
Electromagnetic waves require a medium to travel, but mechanical waves do not need a medium.
Mechanical waves sometimes travel through a vacuum, and electromagnetic waves sometimes travel through matter.
Mechanical waves sometimes travel through a vacuum, and electromagnetic waves sometimes travel through matter.
Electromagnetic waves travel mainly through matter, and mechanical waves travel only through a vacuum.
Electromagnetic waves travel mainly through matter, and mechanical waves travel only through a vacuum.
Mechanical waves require a medium to travel through, but electromagnetic waves do not need a medium.
Mechanical waves require a medium to travel through, but electromagnetic waves do not need a medium.
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The true statement is:
**Mechanical waves require a medium to travel through, but electromagnetic waves do not need a medium.**
Mechanical waves (like sound waves) depend on a medium (solid, liquid, or gas) to propagate, while electromagnetic waves (like light, radio waves, etc.) can travel through a vacuum as well as through a medium.
**Mechanical waves require a medium to travel through, but electromagnetic waves do not need a medium.**
Mechanical waves (like sound waves) depend on a medium (solid, liquid, or gas) to propagate, while electromagnetic waves (like light, radio waves, etc.) can travel through a vacuum as well as through a medium.
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