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Q: Why does sound get weaker as it travels?
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What kind of math do sound technician use?

They can use formulas that are based on how sound grows weaker over the distance it travels and how the sound will echo off of walls.


Will sound travel better on top of the mountain or at the foot of the mountainexplain?

Sound travels faster through denser materials. The density of the air (because of the air pressure) is weaker at the top of the mountain, and as such sound has a harder time travelling.


Do seismic wave get stronger or weaker as they move through the earth?

weaker as it travels away


Sound travels as a what?

Sound travels as a wave.


Where does sound travels through?

Sound travels through waves.


The sound travels at the speed of light to your ear?

No, not quite. The sound travels at the speed of sound to your ear.


How sound travels away from the source?

Sound travels in all directions. it will spread out.


Sound travels fastest in what?

sound travels fastest in solid (about 8x faster)


How can a sound disappear?

As the sound spreads over a larger and larger area, it naturally gets weaker and weaker. Also, the sound energy will eventually be absorbed, i.e., it will be converted into other forms of energy, such as heat.


How do sounds travels?

Sound travels in waves.


Sound travels through which type of matter?

Sound travels through all matter.


Which travels sound or light?

Both light and sound travel. Light travels the fastest.