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by echo Sound travels in waves, and it requires a medium through which to travel (unlike light, which needs no medium). Sound emanates outward from a source essentially in "domes, bubbles or spheres" of pressure. Insulating or absorbing substances around the source, like the ground, buildings, our bodies, or speaker boxes, will affect the way the sound propagates. People often talk about "sound waves", and this might lead us to think of the typical sine-wave displays on oscilloscopes, or to the shapes of 'waves' as we see them on bodies of water. But sound does not actually move through the air in some squiggly way that looks like the display. The display is in reality a graph that shows differences in intensity of air pressure, and how far apart the peaks and valleys of pressure are. Think of these bubble-like waves as pressure fronts of air moving very rapidly, and also changing in pressure values very rapidly. These differences make your ear drums vibrate the way the air is vibrating, and the rest is neurophysiology!
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Why did you say the sound depend ion the medium through which the sound travel?
Since sound waves need some medium to propagate or multiply through it follows that the nature or density of the medium would directly or indirectly affect the nature of the wave.
Why does the sound not travel through vacuum?
The sound not travel through vacuum because sound need a medium to travel.
Does sound travel in vaccum?
Sound needs a medium through which to travel. It will not travel in a vacuum.
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 kind of material does sound not travel through?
Sound always need a medium to travel whther it be solid, liquid or gas. If we use several layers to build a shield, sound may not be able to penetrate. But it depends on the nature of the sound too. The audible sound which we can hear will not able to penetrate through several layered structures. But high frequency ultrasonic waves can penetrate even cement blocks.
Why does sound travel faster in solid than in air?
It is according to the nature. Generally sound travels with high speeds in metals.
Why did you say the sound depend ion the medium through which the sound travel?
Since sound waves need some medium to propagate or multiply through it follows that the nature or density of the medium would directly or indirectly affect the nature of the wave.
What is one law of nature that is violated in almost every space battle shown in the movies?
Sound waves cannot travel through a vacuum therefore there is no sound
What waves travel faster through liquids and solids?
Sound waves, being longitudinal in nature, travels faster in liquids and solids.
Simple experiment to compare steel and cast iron?
A steel specimen would give a longer or continuous sound when beaten by a hammer. This is due to the malleable nature of the material. In other words, sound takes longer to travel in a coarse-grained material. Whereas cast iron specimen gives sound of shorter duration. This is due to the brittle nature of the material. In other words, sound takes shorter to travel in a fine-grained material.
Why does the sound not travel through vacuum?
The sound not travel through vacuum because sound need a medium to travel.
What is needed for sound to travel?
Sound requires a medium to travel
Does sound travel in vaccum?
Sound needs a medium through which to travel. It will not travel in a vacuum.
Why cant sound travel on the moon?
Sound can travel on the moon because there is no atmosphere. Space is a vacuum that does not allow sound to travel.
What do Sound wave not travel?
Sound wave do not travel through vaccum as it need medium to travel.
What is the nature of sound in air?
Longitudinal in nature.
Where does sound not propagate?
sound needs a material medium to travel. Sound can travel by compression and rarefactions.attma
