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The medium through which sound waves travel affects the what?
Sound travels the fastest through dense materials, since sound is simply the transfer of kinetic energy between matter. Thus a more dense object creates faster sound waves.
The matter through which a wave transfers energy is called what?
Propagation medium? Though a wave doesn't need a medium to travel or transfer energy (sound waves do, but lightwaves don't). People used to think there was an ether in which light moved, but there isn't.
When a balloon is popped what kind of energy transfer takes place?
Potential energy to sound energy.
What energy change occurs when sound is produced?
Sound energy causes the particles in the medium it is traveling through to vibrate. The medium is a solid, liquid or gas.
Why does sound travel faster in dense material?
Dense materials usually mean the atoms are closer to each other. Sound waves travel by causing vibration and transfer of energy. The close the atoms, the easier it is to transfer the energy. As the result, sound travels fastest in solid, then liquid, the least in gas matters.
Where can sounds not travel?
Sound cannot travel in a vacuum. Sound is mechanical energy, and it travels by the transfer of mechanical energy through the medium through which it is traveling. If there is nothing to transfer the mechanical energy, like there is nothing in a vacuum, sound cannot travel there.
Where do waves transfer energy?
they transfer energy through sound water and air.
What is a disturbance that carries energy through matter and space?
That is basically the description of a WAVE.
Can waves transfer energy through liquids and solids but not through gases or empty space?
Some waves can transfer energy only through liquids and solids, but not through gases or vacuum. Some waves, like sound waves, can transfer energy through gases, liquids and solids but not through vacuum. And some waves, notably electromagnetic waves, can transfer energy through vacuum as well as matter.
The movement of energy through substances in longitudinal waves is?
The movement of energy through substances in longitudinal waves is sound. :)
How is a sound wave interacted with matter?
reflection ,transfer energy, and ,be absorbent
What does the medium through which sound travels affect?
Sound travels the fastest through dense materials, since sound is simply the transfer of kinetic energy between matter. Thus a more dense object creates faster sound waves.
Can sound waves transfer through matter?
Yes. The more conducive the matter is to other energy, such as electricity or heat, the more conducive it will be to sound waves, as a rule; although many materials considered insulators for those also conduct sound.
The medium through which sound waves travel affects the what?
Sound travels the fastest through dense materials, since sound is simply the transfer of kinetic energy between matter. Thus a more dense object creates faster sound waves.
What state of matter does sound energy pass through?
Sound can pass through any state of matter.
Does an electromagnetic wave use matter to transfer energy?
No, an electromagnetic wave does not require matter (a medium) to transfer energy. Electromagnetic energy (like light or radio waves) travels perfectly well in the vacuum of space. In contrast, a mechanical wave, of which sound is an example, does require a medium through which to travel.
Where do mechanical transfer energy?
they transfer energy through sound water and air.
