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Consider the difference in sound between a large empty room that only has hard walls to reflect sound compared to a room with different kind of furniture and curtains or drapes. An echo occurs when sound (sound waves) reach a solid object that reflects the sound away and back to where it originated. If there is no echo than any or all of the following occurred:

  • The sound waves were reflected in a different direction.
  • The sound waves were absorbed when they reached a soft material that does not reflect sound well. The sound energy is converted to smaller vibration in the material which dissipate.
  • The sound waves were attenuated (lessened) as they traveled through the air until it was inaudible (couldn't be heard). Some of the waves are absorbed by the ground, grass, trees or bounced away by obstructions and the rest are absorbed by air particles which gain a little energy from it.

Interestingly, the amount of air particles over water is less than over land and most people are aware that sound travels further over water.

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