Are sound waves a part of an electromagnetic spectrum?
1 Answer
Jun 11, 2015
No, they are not.
Explanation:
Sound waves need a material medium to propagate (for example, air, water, wood, etc.) while electro-magnetic waves (that forms the EM spectrum) do not need a material medium but they are a perturbation of the electro-magnetic field.
Also:
Sound waves are LONGITUDINAL waves:
Electro-magnetic waves are TRANSVERSE waves.