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How fast would the speed of sound be if you could hear sound in space?
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∙ 14y ago
Well, we know that in any material medium, the speed of sound increases along with the density of the medium. The more dense the medium, the higher the speed of sound, and the less dense the medium, the lower the speed of sound. All of this points in the direction that as the density of the medium tends toward zero, the speed of sound in it also tends toward zero. So I guess in space, where the density of material stuff is next to zero, we would expect that the speed of sound would also be next to zero. But consider this: We know that you can't hear sound in space. Since you have already made up a pretend condition for your question, saying that you can hear sound in space, why don't you go ahead and make up a speed too; whatever pleases you.
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Why would a phone not make a sound in space?
You can't hear sound in space
Is there a difference between the speed of sound on earth and outer space?
sound is a wave and so it travels in a medium. Air, water, or lack there of (space)Speed of sound - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaSound travels faster in liquids and non-porous solids than it does in air. It travels about 4.3 times faster in water (1484 m/s), and nearly 15 times as ...Basic concept - Basic formula - Dependence on the properties ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_sound - Cached - Similarso it would follow that sound travels faster in space but due to the extreme lack of particles in space it would be very hard to actually hear.
Would it hurt if a sponge hit you at the speed of sound?
yes
How does science explain what sound is and how it travels?
Sound is a vibration. It can travel through anything that can vibrates, such as air, water, metal, rock, and pretty much anything that you can think of. If it can vibrate, it can theoretically transmit sound. This is why space is absolutely silent and even an explosion would be silent. Sound could exist in space if a medium such as some solid, liquid, or gas was provided
How is hearing on Earth differ from hearing in space?
Depends on if you mean hearing in a space shuttle, or hearing out in real "space." Sound travels through air, so if you were out in real "space," sound waves would not travel since there is no air (or other medium for sound to travel in). If you were in a space shuttle, with air, and different objects, sound would be transmitted much in the same way that it is on Earth, and would be perceived much in the same way as well. This is why astronauts can speak freely with one another aboard space crafts.
What s the speed of sound in space?
Basically, sound doesn't travel in space, i.e., in a vacuum.Speed = distance/timeIf you make a sound over here in space, it would take an infinite time to arriveover there, since sound doesn't travel at all in space. The formula becomesSpeed = distance/∞and that's zero .
Seeming as the speed of sound in air speeds up if the temperature rises therefore how hot would you have to heat the air up until the speed of sound through that air is equal to the speed of light?
It never would. Sound is vibration through some physical medium; the speed of sound is related to the speed of the vibrations. No physical medium can move at the speed of light, so the speed of sound could never get there.
How long would it take to reach the sun at the speed of sound?
Technically speaking this would be impossible because there is nothing to move sound through in space but if the sound would move the same speed it does in room temperature air, it would take about 150,000,000,000 / 340 = 441176000 seconds or about 5106 days.
What if there was sound in space, how loud would it be?
As loud as sound would be normally.
How long would it take for sound to travel to the sun from earth?
Sound can not travel in the vacuum of space, but if it could, and assuming the same speed as in normal air, then it would take about 19 years for sound to travel 93 million miles at 768 miles per hour.
Where is the speed of sound generally fastest?
in clean air, not in outer space like some would say because outer space is void of matter and sound needs a medium to travel through.
Why would a phone not make a sound in space?
You can't hear sound in space
Could you hear an acoustic guitar in space?
No "space" is mostly a vacuum. No sound is transmitted in a vacuum. You would not hear a starship exploding either!
What would happen to the speed of sound at a very high altitude?
the speed of the sound at high altitude would be very slow.
How long would it take to get to mars traveling at the speed of sound?
The speed of sound is only 768mph.
What would happen if could make sound move at the speed of light?
First of all, how would you go about to do that? I don't think that is even possible.
Does speed of sound through air increase when it hits water?
No why would the speed of sound will stay the same
