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Sound waves cannot travel without a medium. Therefore, any big explosions in space cannot be heard. Light waves can travel without a medium.
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Do sound waves need a medium?
Yes. Sound wave is a mechanical wave and needs a medium.
Why can't sound travel through a medium?
It Can it needs a medium to travel
Which type of wave needs a medium?
sound waves
Does sound travel in vaccum?
Sound needs a medium through which to travel. It will not travel in a vacuum.
Is sound a medium wave?
No. Waves that require a medium to travel in are called mechanical waves. Electromagnetic waves are not mechanical waves and do not require a medium.
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.
Does sound exist in space?
No. Sound needs a medium to propagate.
Do sound waves need a medium?
Yes. Sound wave is a mechanical wave and needs a medium.
Why can't sound travel through a medium?
It Can it needs a medium to travel
Why is the speed of sound slower then the speed of light?
The sound needs a medium to be transported. Without that medium (vacuum) there is no sound. The sound is blocked by air mulecules. The light does not need a medium.
Which type of wave needs a medium?
sound waves
What is mechaincal energy?
The form of energy that needs a medium to travel is known as mechanical energy.For example sound needs a medium to travel,that's why sound can't travel in vacuum,light needs no medium to travel it is non mechanical form of energy.
Does sound travel in vaccum?
Sound needs a medium through which to travel. It will not travel in a vacuum.
What waves needs a medium to travel through?
Sound Wave
Is sound a medium wave?
No. Waves that require a medium to travel in are called mechanical waves. Electromagnetic waves are not mechanical waves and do not require a medium.
Where does sound not propagate?
sound needs a material medium to travel. Sound can travel by compression and rarefactions.attma
Which can sound NOT travel through?
Vacuum as sound needs badly a material medium to get it propagated.
