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Sound is produced when a certain thing causes the gas, water, or solid around your ear to vibrate, which in turn, is then received by the ear drum. When you are in a vacuum, there is no gas, liquid, or solid that sound is able to travel by.
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Can you hear in a vacuum?
No. Since there is no air in a vacuum and sound travels only with the presence of air, you can't hear in a vacuum.
What can you hear when a bell rings in a vacuum?
No sound. Beacuse sound need air to travel..
Why can you hear the whoosh sound when you open a can of vacuum peanuts?
because the air goes in to it
Why can you not hear in a vacuum?
Sound waves have to have something physical to travel through, such as air or water. There is nothing in the vacuum for the waves to move in.
What do you hear when an alarm clock rings in a vacuum?
Nothing! Sound is wave and needs a medium to pass through in order to be heard !!!Nothing, because sound cannot travel in a vacuum.
If a tree fell in a vacuum why wouldn't you hear a sound?
Sound does not travel through a vacuum.
Can you hear in a vacuum?
No. Since there is no air in a vacuum and sound travels only with the presence of air, you can't hear in a vacuum.
Why can't you hear any sound from space?
Space is a Vacuum, consequently there are no atoms/particles to pass on the vibration a sound makes, so the sound cannot travel, and this is because space is a Vacuum.
Suppose you and your friend are on moon will you be able to hear any sound produced by your friend?
no you will not be able to hear that sound cause there is a vacuum on the moon as its outer space and sound needs a matter to travel
Do sound can hear in vaccum?
If the question is does sound travel in a vacuum. I believe the answer is no.
Why wouldn't you be able to hear a sound in outer space?
sound doesn't work a vacuum
What can you hear when a bell rings in a vacuum?
No sound. Beacuse sound need air to travel..
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!
Why astronauts cannot hear each other in space?
Space is vacuum, and sound can't travel in vacuum.
Are stars loud?
"In space no one can hear you scream" because a vacuum doesn't conduct sound. BUT ... within the atmosphere of any star it would sound like an atom bomb going off. Unfortunately any ears to hear it would be vaporized.
Why is sound on earth?
Because we can hear it. The medium air can tranport the sound. In a vacuum like on the moon that is not possible.
Can you hear noise in space?
No. In a vacuum there is nothing for the sound waves to travel through.
