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Sound waves cannot travel in space. Sound waves some medium in order to propagate.

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Sound waves cannot travel on the?

Sound waves cannot travel through vaccum.


Where is the only place that sound can not travel?

Sound cannot travel in a vacuum, which is an area devoid of air or any other medium that allows sound waves to propagate. In space, where there is no atmosphere, sound waves cannot travel due to the absence of molecules to carry vibrations.


Which waves cannot travel through a vaccuum?

Sound waves.


What waves sound waves travel in?

Sound (and vibration) waves may only travel in some medium. Such as air, metal and so on. They cannot travel in a vacuum.


What type of waves travel through space?

Sound waves cannot travel through space.


What happens to the sound waves when it enter into vacuum?

Sound waves cannot propagate in a vacuum. Sound waves travel through matter, and a vacuum is, by definition, the absence of matter.


Can sound travel easily through a vacuum?

No, sound cannot travel through a vacuum because sound waves require a medium, such as air, water, or solid materials, to propagate. In a vacuum, there is no medium for the sound waves to travel through, so they cannot propagate.


What materials will sound travel through?

Sound waves will travel through gases, liquids, and solids. Sound waves cannot pass through a vacuum.


Does sound travel in waves?

Sound (and vibration) waves may only travel in some medium. Such as air, metal and so on. They cannot travel in a vacuum.


What can't sound travel through and why?

Sound cannot travel through a vacuum, such as in outer space. "Sound" refers to waves of compression which travel through matter. When there is no matter, there can be no such waves, and therefore no sound.


What wave can not propagate in vacuum?

Sound waves cannot propagate in vacuum because they require a medium to travel through such as air, water, or solids. Sound waves propagate through the vibration of particles in the medium, so without a medium to carry the vibrations, sound waves cannot travel in vacuum.


Where do sound waves cannot travel?

it can't travel in a vacuum, it needs medium to travel