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Why you can hear sounds better in air then you can underwater?
Sound moves faster and further in water than air, so it would seem like it must have something to do with the receiver. I'm guessing, but I'd guess it's because the eardrum evolved to hear sounds in air. Underwater you don't hear using the eardrum, you hear by way of bone conduction which apparently doesn't let you hear normal sounds as well as the air/eardrum method.
Through which medium will sound move fastest?
Contrary to light, sound travels faster through a denser medium than a less-dense medium, meaning it will travel much faster in a solid than a liquid, and faster in a liquid than a solid. This is also why the infamous "If you scream in space, nobody can hear you." holds (some) truth: There isn't enough particles for sounds waves to bounce off of, so it dissipates.
Why can we hear sounds better in air than we can underwater?
because the water is a liquid and air is a gas. so you can hear way clearer in the air because it wanders around and when it's in water it doesn't.it's like a solid but absorbs the sound Sound waves travel faster in water than in the air and their is less attenuation (loss of loudness) for the same distance traveled so it sounds differently to the ear where we re used to hearing noises through air. Also their may still be some air in the ear canal and the sound waves switching from water to air (in the ear) to the ear drum can result in distortion.
Can you make sounds without air?
Yes you can make sound without air, because sound can travel through all the forms of matter, gases, liquid, solid, and plasma. If you submerged yourself underwater, you'd still be able to hear sound.
Why we can hear sounds better in air then we can underwater.?
Because water conducts sound waves much better than air does.
Why you can hear sounds better in air then you can underwater?
Sound moves faster and further in water than air, so it would seem like it must have something to do with the receiver. I'm guessing, but I'd guess it's because the eardrum evolved to hear sounds in air. Underwater you don't hear using the eardrum, you hear by way of bone conduction which apparently doesn't let you hear normal sounds as well as the air/eardrum method.
Through which medium will sound move fastest?
Contrary to light, sound travels faster through a denser medium than a less-dense medium, meaning it will travel much faster in a solid than a liquid, and faster in a liquid than a solid. This is also why the infamous "If you scream in space, nobody can hear you." holds (some) truth: There isn't enough particles for sounds waves to bounce off of, so it dissipates.
How do we here sounds?
We do not "here" sounds, that is the wrong word. you "hear" sounds. We hear them through our ears which are sensitive to vibrations in the air.
Why can we hear sounds better in air than we can underwater?
because the water is a liquid and air is a gas. so you can hear way clearer in the air because it wanders around and when it's in water it doesn't.it's like a solid but absorbs the sound Sound waves travel faster in water than in the air and their is less attenuation (loss of loudness) for the same distance traveled so it sounds differently to the ear where we re used to hearing noises through air. Also their may still be some air in the ear canal and the sound waves switching from water to air (in the ear) to the ear drum can result in distortion.
How do hear sounds?
your eardrums take in vibrations from the air...
Which sound travels faster oxygen or air?
Oxygen and air are not sounds.
How do you make and hear sounds?
you make sounds with your voice. You blow air, and add some of your voice too. This is called 'speaking'.You also hear sounds with your ears.
Does air travel fastest in a liquid?
Yes. Air travels faster in liquid if you compare it to a solid. Air travels the fastest in gasses.
Does sounds travel faster though water of through air?
Sound travels faster in water than it does in air. It travels even faster in metals.
Why can you hear sounds better in air than underwater?
because air is thiner and water has monicules
How do whales hear soundwaves?
Whales can generally only hear sounds that are made underwater. They have very good ears, because they 'talk' to each other using grunts and squeals over long distances. Sound waves travel extremely well in water . . . much better than in the air.
Can you make sounds without air?
Yes you can make sound without air, because sound can travel through all the forms of matter, gases, liquid, solid, and plasma. If you submerged yourself underwater, you'd still be able to hear sound.
