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The waves in a sound wave are a series of compressions and rarefactions of some medium, which is normally thought of as air, but can be in water, and other liquids, and solids. In a vacuum there is nothing to compress.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoThere is no atmosphere in outer space for sound to travel though. You can not have sound in empty space.
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What type of wave can't travel through space?
Sound waves cannot travel through space.
Why cant you hear each other in space?
Sound is a wave in a fluid (gas or liquid). There is no atmosphere in space, so there is no sound.
Can the sound of a wave travel through space?
Yes, sound travels through space when the space is filled with some medium such as air (or water or iron or cetera). Sound is vibrations in the medium which travel as a wave. If there is nothing in the medium, no sound travels through it. Outerspace is pretty empty. You won't hear anything if you're in outerspace (except sounds from inside your space suit/ship). P.S. Do you mean the sound of a wave (like splashing on rocks) or a sound wave?
What of these waves can NOT travel through the vacuum of space?
Any wave that depends on a physical medium, such as a water wave or a sound wave.
Why sound wave not travel in space?
Sound waves need to pass through a medium, ex. air water. there is no median in space
What type of wave can't travel through space?
Sound waves cannot travel through space.
Why can't a sound wave travel from a satellite to earth?
A sound wave cannot travel through space because there is no air in space. Without a medium such as air, you can't hear sounds
How does a satellites move in space when its vacuum?
well space is like a vacuum you cant escape it and sound wave do not travel in space but space isn't literally a vacuum so they move by rockets and the gravity of earth
Why cant you hear each other in space?
Sound is a wave in a fluid (gas or liquid). There is no atmosphere in space, so there is no sound.
Why a sound wave can't travel from a satellite to earth?
A sound wave can not travel from a satellite to earth because there is not an atmosphere in space. The sound wave has no way off traveling through the air because there isn't any air.
Can the sound of a wave travel through space?
Yes, sound travels through space when the space is filled with some medium such as air (or water or iron or cetera). Sound is vibrations in the medium which travel as a wave. If there is nothing in the medium, no sound travels through it. Outerspace is pretty empty. You won't hear anything if you're in outerspace (except sounds from inside your space suit/ship). P.S. Do you mean the sound of a wave (like splashing on rocks) or a sound wave?
What is it that sound cannot travel through?
Sound can travel through any medium. If you remove the medium you would end up with a vacuum. It is in vacuums that sound cannot travel as it needs a medium to travel (it travels as a compression wave or shear wave). Space is almost a perfect vacuum so sound is unable to travel through space.
What of these waves can NOT travel through the vacuum of space?
Any wave that depends on a physical medium, such as a water wave or a sound wave.
Why sound wave not travel in space?
Sound waves need to pass through a medium, ex. air water. there is no median in space
Why can radio waves travel through space but sound waves can not?
Radio waves travel through empty space because they are electromagnetic waves, whereas sound is a wave that must travel through air.
What do Sound wave not travel?
Sound wave do not travel through vaccum as it need medium to travel.
What wave cannot travel through empty space?
Any wave that requires a physical medium. Audio (sound pressure) waves, water waves, and "amber waves of grain" are all examples of waves that cannot travel through the vacuum of space.
