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Sound waves are basically pressure waves. Molecules bounce into each other in turn to create a (longitudinal) wave. As such, sound waves can travel in virtually any medium except vacuum (which arguably isn't a medium).
We are most familiar with sound waves in air. But it is possible to hear sounds under water where the sound waves are transmitted across water. In cowboy movies one sometimes sees people applying their ear to the railroad track in order to hear if a train is coming. In that case the sound waves travel through the metal in the tracks.
Generally the more dense a material is, the faster the speed of sound in it is. Thus sound travels much faster in metal than air or water.
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How sound waves travel through media?
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How do sound waves travel further through media such as water and steel?
dense media
How the sound waves travel through media than air?
In the same longitudinal form
What are 3 examples of media that waves travel through?
Air: Sound waves travel through air and can be heard as sound. Water: Water waves travel through bodies of water like oceans, lakes, and rivers. Electromagnetic spectrum: Light waves, radio waves, microwaves, and other forms of electromagnetic waves travel through a vacuum or various materials.
Where do sound waves travel through?
Sound waves travel through a medium, such as air, water, or solids. In air, sound waves create vibrations that travel through molecules in the form of pressure waves. These waves carry the sound energy and allow the sound to be heard by our ears.
What are the mediums that waves can travel through?
Waves can travel through many media, depending on their nature. Sound waves can go through solids, liquids and gases. Transverse shock waves can only travel through solids. Electromagnetic waves can go through some solids, liquids or gases, or through a vacuum.
Through what are things can sound waves travel?
Sound waves can travel through solids, liquids, and gases.
Through what can sound waves travel?
Sound waves can travel through mediums such as air, water, and solids.
Through what do sound waves travel?
Sound waves travel through a medium, such as air, water, or solids.
Can sound wave also travel in other media?
Yes, sound waves can travel through different media, including solids, liquids, and gases. The speed of sound varies depending on the medium it is traveling through, with sound traveling fastest in solids and slowest in gases.
Sound waves cannot travel on the?
Sound waves cannot travel through vaccum.
What do different waves travel through?
Mechanical waves, such as sound waves, travel through a medium like air, water, or solids. Electromagnetic waves, like light and radio waves, can travel through a vacuum because they do not need a medium to propagate.
