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Atoms of many gases exist in space, but they are not concentrated enough to provide a breathable atmosphere (air). "Air" refers to an atmosphere, a collection of gases, which can only exist around a semi-massive object in space, one that has both enough mass to have forceful gravity, and a magnetic field of sorts to prevent the "solar wind" from stripping the atmosphere (air) away. For example: Mars has decent mass with enough gravity to contain an atmosphere on its surface, but lacks a strong magnetic field. Therefore the solar wind (high energy particles from the Sun) strips most of the air from the planet. The atmosphere of Mars is consequently much less dense than Earth's.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 10y agoSpace is a vacuum, more or less. Although there are particles of matter floating around in space, most matter has swirled and formed together to produce planets and stars. Because air actually consists of matter and therefore has mass, it is attracted to other bodies of mass via gravity. Air, being much less dense than water, for instance, stands further away from the center of earth than water, but close enough to create an atmosphere. Earth's atmosphere is different than other planet's atmospheres in its composition.
If a large body such as an asteroid hit the Earth, it is possible that a vast majority of the Earth's atmosphere could be ejected into space, starving life on our planet. That air would then be in space, but would eventually be gravitationally pulled towards other objects with mass.
Because gravity keeps it 'attached' to the Earth.
A planet's atmosphere is generated by the planet, and held there by gravity.
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∙ 15y agoBecase sounds are transmitted to your ear by the air like ripples in water. There is no atmosphere in space so sound cannot travel in space BUT the rocket (or spacecraft) has an artificial atmosphere for the benefits of the astronauts.
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∙ 14y agobecause there is no air for the sound to travel on
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∙ 15y agoWhat do you mean by a space ? If it is a vacuume, then the sound waves do not travel trough it. -Prakash Landge, India.
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∙ 12y agospace is a vacume (exscuse my spelling, i like science not english)
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∙ 10y agoSound travels so much more slowly than light does,Thus the explosion of a particularly large meteor shouldn't be heard for several minutes after the meteor's sighting.
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∙ 16y agothere's to much space.
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∙ 14y agobecause theres no air in space
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Why cant you hear the exploding meteors in the sky?
Depends on how high they are. Sound neeeds something - like air - to travel through. If they're high enough there's no or not enough air for sound to travel, and you won't hear a thing. If they make if down far enough in one piece, you might hear them.
Why cant you hear the sun here on earth?
Because sound doesn't traverse through a vacuum, sound requires air to pass through in a wave (sound wave).
Why cant you hear any sound on moon?
There is nothing to hear in space and on the moon you are too far away to hear anything from earth the scientific reason is that sound moves and bounces to our ears with gravity but because there is no gravity in space it is impossible for sounds to reach us, they simply float away
Can you hear someone yelling in space?
Sound needs to travel through something, or you can't hear. Sonce there is nothing in space, sound can't travel.
Why can't you hear sound in space?
Sound travels as pressure waves through air. There is no air in space so no sound.
Why cant you hear the exploding meteors in the sky?
Depends on how high they are. Sound neeeds something - like air - to travel through. If they're high enough there's no or not enough air for sound to travel, and you won't hear a thing. If they make if down far enough in one piece, you might hear them.
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 cant you hear a sound behind a closed door?
You can.
When playing Counter Strike Source. There is no sound cant hear the sound. what do haft to do to hear sound can hear sound in other things but not in CSS?
Check whether your speakers are connected to your default soundcard.
Why cant you hear ultra sonic sound?
we can not hear ultra sonic sounds because u can not hear them
Why do people sound good singing in the shower?
because you cant hear there
Why can you see a meteor but not hear it?
Because it generates no sound. The only time it would make a sound is if it was big enough to pass through the atmosphere, and strike the Earth. In which case, you would hear something similar to an explosion.
Can i hear sound if i unistall realtek hd because i cant hear sound with it?
Generally speaking , if u can't hear sound , u may install the wrong audio drive , or there are faults with ur sound card or motherboard . In this regards , u can't hear sound with uninstalling ur realtek drive .
What is the energy of sound?
Sound energy is wave of different vibrations in any kind of object. You cant see sound energy but sometimes you can hear sound.
You cant hear your camera sound from a Kodak easyshare digatal camera?
no, but when you put the video on your computer you can hear it.(: i have a C913 and this is what mine does.
Why cant you hear a person far away?
The (sound) energy dissipates over distance.
In the game club penguin how do you turn the sound on to hear the conversation inside the closet?
you cant
