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Sounds waves as they spread out get weaker and weaker until they just about disappear. Theoretically there will always be some small amount of sound still propagating forever but it will be so weak that it would be unmeasurable. Even if we had the ultimately sensitive listening device and could still detect (hear) sounds from long ago there would be so many other old sounds mixed together that all we would hear would be just noise, probably sounding like a hiss or a humming sound.
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∙ 16y agoNo. We don't generally say that sound disappears. Sound will dissipate as its energy is absorbed by the things it comes in contact with (though some of that energy may be reflected). That includes the air through which it is traveling. Eventually, all its energy will have been absorbed. Sound does lose energy as it travells through matter, and will eventually not have enough energy left to continue travelling.
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∙ 11y agoNo, they dissipate, broken up by other waves, or simply by growing to attenuated.
They dissipate as the wavefront continues to travel farther way and the density of the energy will spread farther and farther away until it is essentially zero.
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∙ 16y agobecause if they didn't fade away the sound would go on for ever !!!!!
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∙ 14y ago`No sound waves are not matter .They can travel through matter but no sound waves are not matter
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∙ 13y agoYes, theres water and the beach will always be there, so waves will last forever. Also because the earth is 75% water so waves will always be there
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Why does a sound wave travel the slowest in a vacuum?
Sound waves don't just travel the slowest in a vacuum, they don't travel at all. The reason is that sound waves, like all mechanical waves, need a medium to travel through.
What kind of sound waves do vacuums produce?
The vacuum does not produce sound waves nor, can sound waves travel through them. A sound wave needs something to travel on/through, such as air. A vacuum doesn't contain any particles required for sound waves.
Do sound waves travel the same?
no
What kind of wave are sound waves?
Sound waves are longitudinal waves; they travel from side to side, not up and down like transverse waves.
Light and sound waves have many similar properties however light waves are what while sound waves are what?
Light waves are eletromagnetic waves and sound waves are mechanical waves. Additionally, a light wave is a transverse wave that does not require a medium through which to travel. Sound waves, on the other hand, are longitudinal waves where the source transfers the mechanical energy of the sound wave into the medium so it can travel.
What does sound travel on?
Waves; sound waves.
How do sound waves travel what do sound waves need in order to travel?
sound waves bounce off of walls. they need air to travel.
What can sound waves not travel in?
sound waves can't travel in a vacuum (space)
How do sound waves travel to a satellite?
Sound waves require a medium to travel through, and, since space is a vacuum, sound waves can't travel in it.
What kind of waves does sound travel?
sound waves
Why do sound waves travel in waves?
Because they are waves, and waves travel that way.
Sound waves cannot travel on the?
Sound waves cannot travel through vaccum.
What is the objective of travel faster radio waves or sound waves?
sound waves
Can sound waves travel through clouds?
Yes, sound waves can travel through clouds.
What is one place sound waves cannot travel?
Sound waves cannot travel in space. Sound waves some medium in order to propagate.
Why are sound waves not considered a mechanical wave?
Mechanical waves are waves that require a medium in which to travel, i.e., a solid or fluid. As sound needs a medium to travel, sound is a mechanical wave.
Do sound waves or light waves travel faster?
In air, light waves travel about 871 thousand times faster than sound waves.
