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because sound waves are vibrations, and in a vacuum, there is nothing for the sound to go through.
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∙ 13y agoFrom the Sound Wiki - Sound is a travelling wave which is an oscillation of pressure...
A true vacuum is the total absence of matter in a given space.
Therefore, in a true vacuum, there is no matter in which to produce the pressure differences which lead to the production of a sound wave nor is there a medium for any would-be wave travel.
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What cant sounds be produced in?
Vacuum
What can light travel through that sound cant travel through?
light can travel through a vacuum whereas sound cant
What sound cant travel through?
sound can't travel through a vacuum. or a place without air.
Can sounds travel in a vacuum?
No, sound requires a medium to travel.No it must travel through matter
Why cant sound travel on the moon?
Sound can travel on the moon because there is no atmosphere. Space is a vacuum that does not allow sound to travel.
In what media do sounds move fastest?
vacuum answer 2 Sound is a vibration of molecules, and thus cannot travel in a vacuum, where there are no molecules.
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 has to happen to make sounds travel?
Atoms transfer sound energy through vibrations. If there are no atoms, such as in a vacuum, sounds cannot be transmitted.
Do microphones work in the vacuum of space?
According to the principles of physics, sound itself is unable to travel in a vacuum. Therefore, a microphone will be unable to amplify any sounds in a vacuum.
What can sounds not travel through?
Since sound is a mechanical wave (it needs a substance to travel through) it cannot travel through a vacuum.
What do sounds travel in?
Anything that is not a vacuum. A vacuum is a space where nothing exists. It is just space. Very dense things also stop sound such as lead.
Why sounds cannot travel in vacuum?
the sound waves are the matter wave, which always require a medium to travel. Because matter waves travel due to vibration in matter or energy transformation via consecutive particles from the source to the destination. Since in vacuum there is no medium via waves as energy can transfer ,so sound can not travel in vacuum.
