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Sound (and vibration) are a wave system of sequential compressions and rarefactions of a material. These waves are mechanical and do need a substance through which to travel. They cannot travel through a vacuum.
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∙ 14y agosound needs a medium to travel through, it could be air, a gas ,solid,or liquid sound cant travel through a vacum
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Explain why cant sound travel through vacuums?
there is no air in a vaccum. and sound needs air for the sound waves to travel through.
Sound waves cannot travel on the?
Sound waves cannot travel through vaccum.
What are the objects called that allow sound to travel through them?
Sound is a pressure wave. Objects that "allow" sound to travel through them could be called wave guides.
What types of materials can sound not travel through?
Spongy materials are the most difficult for sound to travel through. Vacuum is the best acoustic insulation but it doesn't really count for the purpose of this question, since it is not a material but a lack of material.
Witch objects does sound travel through?
Sound can travel through most substances but the loudness depends on the substance.
Why does the sound not travel through vacuum?
The sound not travel through vacuum because sound need a medium to travel.
Sound waves do not travel through what?
Sound wave do not travel through vaccum as it need medium to travel.
What do Sound wave not travel?
Sound wave do not travel through vaccum as it need medium to travel.
Does sound energy need particles to travel through?
Yes they do need particles to travel through!
Does sound need to travel through material?
Sound (and vibration) are a wave system of sequential compressions and rarefactions of a material. These waves are mechanical and do need a substance through which to travel. They cannot travel through a vacuum.
Does light need a medium through which to travel?
No, it does not. It can travel through any open space. Sound, unlike light, needs a medium to travel. So light can travel through outer space but sound cannot because there is no medium.
Light can travel through a vacuum as is evidenced when you see the sun or the moon. Can sound travel through a vacuum also?
No, sounds cannot travel through a vacuum. This is because sound requires a medium to travel through because it requires the vibration of particles to travel and there need to be particles to vibrate for it to travel through.
What do sound waves require to travel in?
Particles. They can't travel through a vacumm
Where does sound not travel?
outer space because you need some kind of physical material for sound to travel through and there's none of that in space
Why can't sound travel through metal?
sound can travel through metal.
What can light travel through that sound cant travel through?
light can travel through a vacuum whereas sound cant
Can sound travel through different materials?
Sound can travel through a variety of materiels.
