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Sound waves are condensations and expansions of the material the sound wave in traveling in which can be gas (including air), liquid, or solid. For this reason you cannot have sound waves in a vacuum including space. Sound waves eminate concentrically from the source of the sound. amplitude, wavelength, frequency, speed
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What are the properties and behavior of sound waves in a vacuum?
Sound cannot exist in a vacuum, as sound is the vibration though a substance, known as the medium. If no medium is present, no sound is transmitted. In a vacuum, there are no or too few air molecules, that means there is no medium for the sound to exist in, thus there is no sound. It is also why you cannot hear much in space, as the molecules or individual atoms in space are so far apart.
What are the properties and characteristics of a sound wave?
Sound waves are longitudinal waves that is the the particles of the wave vibrate parallel to the direction of propagation of the wave. They cannot be polarized. Speed of sound in air is about 340 m/s.
Can sound waves travel through air?
Yes sound waves can make a sound in the air
What is sound wave velocity?
Sound waves are longitudinal waves in air. Velocity of sound waves in air at NTP = 332 m/s.
How sound waves can be modelled with water waves?
Not very well, because they're different types of waves. They have some similar properties, but water waves are transverse waves (the water goes up and down, perpendicular to the direction of travel) and sound waves are longitudinal waves (the air vibrates parallel to the direction of travel).
Do sound waves vibrate the air?
No. Vibrating air IS sound waves. With no atmosphere (no air, like in space), there are no sound waves.
What are the properties and characteristics of a sound?
Sound waves are longitudinal waves that is the the particles of the wave vibrate parallel to the direction of propagation of the wave. They cannot be polarized. Speed of sound in air is about 340 m/s.
What are the properties and characteristics of sound?
Sound waves are longitudinal waves that is the the particles of the wave vibrate parallel to the direction of propagation of the wave. They cannot be polarized. Speed of sound in air is about 340 m/s.
What are the properties and behavior of sound waves in a vacuum?
Sound cannot exist in a vacuum, as sound is the vibration though a substance, known as the medium. If no medium is present, no sound is transmitted. In a vacuum, there are no or too few air molecules, that means there is no medium for the sound to exist in, thus there is no sound. It is also why you cannot hear much in space, as the molecules or individual atoms in space are so far apart.
What are the properties and characteristics of a sound wave?
Sound waves are longitudinal waves that is the the particles of the wave vibrate parallel to the direction of propagation of the wave. They cannot be polarized. Speed of sound in air is about 340 m/s.
Can sound waves travel through air?
Yes sound waves can make a sound in the air
What do the vibrations in the air produced?
sound waves
What is sound wave velocity?
Sound waves are longitudinal waves in air. Velocity of sound waves in air at NTP = 332 m/s.
How sound waves can be modelled with water waves?
Not very well, because they're different types of waves. They have some similar properties, but water waves are transverse waves (the water goes up and down, perpendicular to the direction of travel) and sound waves are longitudinal waves (the air vibrates parallel to the direction of travel).
Why are sound waves compressional waves?
Sound waves are compression waves because the molecules of air are compressed.
An insect that produces waves in the water and in the air what can these air vibrations produce?
These waves in the air are called Sound waves, waves that vibrate in the air and if your hearing is good these vibrations will vibrate our ear drums and cause us to hear them as noise or sound.
Can sound waves go through a vacuum?
No. Sound waves require air.
