Question

Which pair of properties apply to both sound and electromagnetic waves?
A) Both waves carry energy and refract.
B) Both waves are longitudinal and carry energy.
C) Both waves are transverse and matter from one place to another.
D) Both waves carry energy and do not need a medium to travel throug

Answer 1

Both waves can have interference, reflection, and diffraction.

Wave interference is a phenomenon that occurs when two waves meet while traveling along the same medium. The interference of waves causes the medium to take on a shape that results from the net effect of the two individual waves upon the particles of the medium.

Wave reflection happens when a wave reaches the boundary between one medium and another medium, a portion of the wave undergoes reflection and a portion of the wave undergoes transmission across the boundary.

Wave diffraction involves a change in direction of waves as they pass through an opening or around a barrier in their path.