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They rapidly compress and rarefy in the direction of the sound wave as the wave travels.

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Why does sound not travel on the moon?

Sound requires a medium, such as air or water, to travel because it moves through the vibration of molecules. Since the moon does not have an atmosphere or abundant molecules to carry the sound waves, there is no medium for sound to travel through on the moon.


Why sound does not travel through a vacuum such as in space or on the moon?

The absence of air molecules to transmit and carry sound waves .


When you hear sound do the molecules of air move to where the sound began to your ears?

No, the molecules of air do not physically travel from the sound source to your ears. Sound is transmitted through the air by the vibration of air molecules in a wave-like motion, similar to ripples on the surface of water. These vibrations travel through the air until they reach your ears, where they are converted into electrical signals that your brain interprets as sound.


Explain the motion of the air particles that carry a sound wave.include the direction that the sound is traveling in your explanation?

In a sound wave, air particles vibrate back and forth in the same direction that the sound wave is traveling. This vibration creates a series of compressions and rarefactions in the air, allowing the sound wave to propagate through the medium in a longitudinal wave motion.


How is motion energy transformed into sound energy?

Motion energy is transformed into sound energy when an object vibrates or moves back and forth, causing the molecules in the air to also vibrate. These vibrations travel through the air as sound waves, which are then detected by our ears and interpreted as sound. The frequency and intensity of the vibrations determine the pitch and volume of the sound produced.


Do air molecules make sound?

No, air molecules themselves do not make sound. Sound is produced when an object vibrates and causes air molecules to vibrate around it, creating sound waves that travel through the air.


No sound can be heard on moon because it has?

No atmosphere and air molecules to carry sound waves. Sound requires a medium, like air, to travel through, and since the moon lacks an atmosphere, sound cannot be heard there.


Why can you not hear a burp in space?

In space, there is no air or atmosphere for sound waves to travel through, so you wouldn't be able to hear a burp as there is no medium for sound to be transmitted. Sound requires particles such as air to vibrate and carry the sound waves, which is absent in the vacuum of space.


What carries sound vibrations?

Most commonly, air molecules do. More appropriately, when air molecules vibrate that is sound. Sometimes, however, other things can carry vibration which the human ear can pick up.Under water there are no large air bubbles to carry sound, but water molecules can carry it just fine; even better than air, in fact (think of whale calls). Glass and wood are also excellent conductors of sound vibrations (think of how loud it would be if you had your ear up to a door when someone knocked on it).


Why does sound travel through the air?

Sounds vibrate the air molecules, when the vibrating molecules reach your ear, you ear the sound, there are no molecules in space, thus no sound in space


Does then wave transport water molecules from the source of vibration?

No, a sound wave does not physically transport water molecules from the source of vibration. Sound waves are variations in air pressure that travel through a medium, such as water, but they do not carry or transport the actual molecules of the medium.


What happens to matter when sound is produced?

When sound is produced, energy is transferred from the sound source to the surrounding air molecules. These air molecules vibrate back and forth, creating longitudinal waves that travel through the air. This vibration of air molecules is what we perceive as sound.