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Sound needs a media to propagate. Sound can not propagate in a vacuum. Sound waves, unlike light, are essentially compression waves and the sound in order to move from one place to other needs molecules to compress and decompress against, hence the wave is transmitted. In a vacuum, there are no molecules. Hence no sound.
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∙ 15y agoOne of the 3 states of matter, aka: gas, liquid, solid. Sound can't travel through nothing! A medium for the sound to travel through. Sound is caused by vibrations in something that cause vibrations in your eardrum. If there is nothing for sound to travel through, nothing to vibrate through to get to you, then there is no sound. Examples: Space is a vacuum, therefore no sounds can be heard. Water vibrates slowly with sound, therefore sounds can't be heard distinctly or well and they don't travel as far. Air vibrates well, sound can travel easily.
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∙ 13y agoThere must be particles present for sound waves to travel. Sound travels by vibration, when one particle hits another. This is why there is no sound in a vacuum as no particles are present.
Therefore, sound travels better within a space with a higher concentration of particles. For example, sound travels faster through a solid as opposed to a liquid or gas.
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∙ 15y agoA medium, like air. In a vacuum sound waves cannot travel.
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∙ 12y agoParticles bumping into one another. Example: falling dominoes/ newton balls
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Sound waves cannot travel on the?
Sound waves cannot travel through vaccum.
Why can light travel through space but sound cannot?
sound is produced by vibration, i.e. when any thing start vibration then it produces sound. for example when a tunnig fork is hit on rubber pad its prongs starts vibration with difinit frequency ad hence produce sound. similarly when the strings of a gittar is dirturbed its starts vibration and hence produces sound. sound required a material medium for their journey, sound can not pass through vaccume because sound waves are mechanical waves.
What does sound need to travel through?
Sound (and vibration) are a wave system of sequential compressions and rarefactions of a material. These waves are mechanical and do need a substance through which to travel. They cannot travel through a vacuum.
Explain why cant sound travel through vacuums?
there is no air in a vaccum. and sound needs air for the sound waves to travel through.
What are the objects called that allow sound to travel through them?
Sound is a pressure wave. Objects that "allow" sound to travel through them could be called wave guides.
A sound must have what to travel?
There must be particles present for sound waves to travel. Sound travels by vibration, when one particle hits another. This is why there is no sound in a vacuum as no particles are present. Therefore, sound travels better within a space with a higher concentration of particles. For example, sound travels faster through a solid as opposed to a liquid or gas.
What must sound have in order to travel?
An atmosphere. Sound cannot travel in a vacuum.
Why can't sound travel forever?
Sound must travel through a medium, and as sound travels it loses energy
What must sound wave travel on to reach your ears?
sound waves travel through the air particles
Does sound travel outside the earths atmosphere in space?
No. Sound is simply vibrations of particles that travel in a sort of "wave" motion. Since there is no medium (particles of matter) in space, it is not possible for there to be sound.Sound waves require a medium to travel through. They travel by knocking particles into other particles, causing a vibration to be transmitted.As outer-space is a vacuum, there is no matter present; this means that there is no medium for sound waves to travel through. Therefore, sound cannot travel in space.
In order for a sound wave to travel it must have?
medium
Can sound waves travel without a meduim?
No. Sound waves must travel through a medium, such as air, liquid, or a solid.
Why can sound not travel through a vacumm?
Because sound must have a physical medium through which to travel, like air or water water.
If a cymbal were struck in space how do you predict the sound waves would travel?
PLATO USERS! They would not travel, because here is no medium present.
Which type of wave is sound?
Sound is a mechanical wave and must travel through a medium, such as air, water, and solids. Sound waves cannot travel through a vacuum.
Can sounds travel in a vacuum?
No, sound requires a medium to travel.No it must travel through matter
What must happen in order for a sound to be heard?
Something has to vibrate, and the sound waves have to travel to your ears.
