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What is needed for a sound to travel?
Particles, e.g gas particles in air, because sound travels through the vibration of particles. Sound waves cannot travel in a vacuum, as there are no particles.
Does sound energy need particles to travel through?
Yes they do need particles to travel through!
Sound need particles to move does this mean it can travel in a vacuum?
No, they cannot. Sound waves are compression waves (mechanical longitudinal waves). This means they travel through mediums with the particles of the medium vibrating in the same or opposite direction of the wave, as opposed to perpendicular. Therefore, a sound wave needs particles to vibrate/oscillate for it to travel. If there are no particles, it cannot travel. A vacuum is defined by the absence of matter, meaning there are no particles. Thus, sound cannot travel in a vacuum.
Can sound travel in a vacum?
No because there are no particles to vibrate
Why is visible light considered to be radiant energy and can travel through empty space but sound waves cannot travel through a vacuum?
Well light is an electromagnetic wave and it pushes itself through space ,but sound requires particles to travel through and if there are no particles for it to travel through you have no sound
What is needed for a sound to travel?
Particles, e.g gas particles in air, because sound travels through the vibration of particles. Sound waves cannot travel in a vacuum, as there are no particles.
What does sound travel as in a medium?
It needs particles, so Air, Liquid or Solid to travel. so the medium is any particles, so if there is no particles, sound cannot travel.
Is a sound travel ina vacue?
No, sound cannot travel in a vacuum. Sound moves by vibrating particles of a solid, liquid, or a gas. Since there are no particles in a vacuum, sound cannot travel through it.
Do air particles travel with sound sound waves?
since sound needs a medium for its propagation , it requires air particles to travel along with its waves.
Why cant sound travel through outer?
Sound, unlike light, needs a medium through which to travel. Sound relies on vibrating molecules or particles. Sound can travel through air at about 3 km/s as it vibrates particles and then the neighbouring particles etc. but it can travel much faster through steel because the particles are much more tightly packed.In outer space there are not enough particles to vibrate, no neighbouring particles for the very few particles that are there. No particles means that there is no sound.
Does sound energy need particles to travel through?
Yes they do need particles to travel through!
Sound need particles to move does this mean it can travel in a vacuum?
No, they cannot. Sound waves are compression waves (mechanical longitudinal waves). This means they travel through mediums with the particles of the medium vibrating in the same or opposite direction of the wave, as opposed to perpendicular. Therefore, a sound wave needs particles to vibrate/oscillate for it to travel. If there are no particles, it cannot travel. A vacuum is defined by the absence of matter, meaning there are no particles. Thus, sound cannot travel in a vacuum.
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.
How does air tempurature affect the speed of sound?
Sound waves travel through particle vibration, and when the temperature is high, the particles vibrate faster, thus the sound must travel faster with particles.
Can sound travel in a vacum?
No because there are no particles to vibrate
Can sound waves travel through steel?
Yes sound waves are made from vibrating atoms or particles and so any medium which contains particles can allow a sound wave to travel through it. The only thing a sound wave cannot travel through is a vacuum.
