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Are electromagnetic waves transverse waves and is light an example of…?

April 26, 2017electromagnetic waves light Mathematics Physics transverse waves

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Are electromagnetic waves transverse waves and is light an example of…?

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Light is an electromagnetic wave because it is part of the electromagnetic spectrum (radio waves, microwaves, infrared radiation, visible light, ultraviolet rays, x rays and gamma rays). Electromagnetic waves are an example of transverse waves. However, you are incorrect to say that transverse waves do not need a material to travel through. Granted, electromagnetic waves do not need a medium, but there are other transverse waves that DO need a medium, for example water waves.