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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.
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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.
What is a disturbance that carries energy through matter and space?
That is basically the description of a WAVE.
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.
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 are waves that travel through matter called?
The type of waves that travel through matter are Electromagnetic waves.
What travels only through matter light waves sound waves or radio waves?
sound waves
The movement of energy through substances in longitudinal waves is?
The movement of energy through substances in longitudinal waves is sound. :)
What can't sound travel through and why?
Sound cannot travel through a vacuum, such as in outer space. "Sound" refers to waves of compression which travel through matter. When there is no matter, there can be no such waves, and therefore no sound.
Do compression waves need matter for energy transfer?
Yes, compressional waves are what sound is made of. Since there is no sound in a vacuum, it can be assumed that compressional waves only travel through matter. You can also think of it like this: they're called compression waves because something is compressing. If there was no matter, there'd be nothing for them to compress.
What wave travels through only matter?
Sound waves. No medium (matter) to carry it, no sound.
Where do waves transfer energy?
they transfer energy through sound water and air.
What are a sound wave?
Yes, sound waves are pressure waves that travel through matter.
