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Do sound waves move in a vacuum?

No.


How do sound waves move through a vacuum?

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


Why can you not hear in a vacuum?

Sound waves require a medium, such as air, to travel through. In a vacuum, there is no medium for the sound waves to travel through, so there is no way for the waves to reach your ears and be processed as sound.


Can sound waves move through space?

No, sound waves require a medium (solid, liquid, or gas) to travel through, so they cannot move through the vacuum of space where there is no air or other material. In space, sound waves cannot propagate because there is no medium to carry the vibrations.


Can sound waves move through any kinds of matter?

Yes. Sound cannot travel in a vacuum.


What is the poorest transmitter of sound?

Vacuum is the poorest transmitter of sound because it is a medium that does not contain particles for sound waves to travel through. Sound waves require a medium to move through, such as air, water, or solids, and cannot travel in a vacuum.


Do light and sound both move in waves?

Yes, both light and sound can be described as waves. Light waves are electromagnetic waves, while sound waves are mechanical waves. They both propagate through a medium, although light can also travel through a vacuum.


Sound need particles to move does this mean it can travel in a vacuum?

No, they cannot. Sound waves are compression waves (mechanical longitudinal waves). This means they travel through mediums with the particles of the medium vibrating in the same or opposite direction of the wave, as opposed to perpendicular. Therefore, a sound wave needs particles to vibrate/oscillate for it to travel. If there are no particles, it cannot travel. A vacuum is defined by the absence of matter, meaning there are no particles. Thus, sound cannot travel in a vacuum.


Is vacuum the sound that travels best?

No: worst. Sound cannot travel though a vacuum.


What is the speed of sound waves when travelling through a vacuum?

The speed of sound in vacuum is zero. Sound needs a material medium in order topropagate. Since vacuum contains no material medium, sound does not propagate.Therefore, it never moves from the source of the sound, and theSpeed = (distance covered in any time interval) divided by (time to cover the distance)is zero.


Describe how sound waves are travel?

Sound waves are caused by vibrations and travel as longitudinal waves which cause by the vibration of the molecules in air (the molecules dont actually move)


How are sound waves and eletromagnetic waves different?

Sound waves are mechanical waves that require a medium to propagate, such as air or water, while electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum, like in space. Sound waves are longitudinal waves that transmit energy through the vibration of particles, while electromagnetic waves are transverse waves that consist of oscillating electric and magnetic fields. Additionally, sound waves move at a much slower speed than electromagnetic waves.