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Yes, Sound can go through water. And it is also pretty amzing too!!!
Sound can travel through water quite well, even more efficiently than through air. This is because sound is a wave that requires a medium for its transmission, and the higher the density of the medium, the greater the efficiency of transmission. "Efficiency" for this discussion means that the overall amplitude (strength) of the sound is not diminished.
However, it should also be understood that sound, as we know it, is comprised of many different frequencies, some higher and some lower. Not all of these will retain their same relative amplitude as they transmit through different materials. So the sound you hear underwater will be different than the sound we are accustomed to hearing through the air.
Water is denser than air, so it will transmit sound more efficiently than air.
Also understand that sound traveling through air loses much of its original energy (loudness) because air is a relatively poor medium through which to transmit sound. Likewise, since water is so much better, the same sound will seem louder under water. But it is not louder. It just retains more of its original energy. This is why tapping your fingers on an aquarium is not such a good idea. It creates a sound in the water that is much louder than the tapping sound you hear through the air, and which causes great stress to the aquarium fish.
Sound will not transmit through a vacuum.
What else can I help you with?
Why do sounds NOT travel through outer space?
Sound is a vibration when something makes a noise every thing around vibrates in order to make the sound for it to travel it needs particles to vibrate there is almost no matter in outer space hence no particles
What frequencies travel furthest through water?
Low frequency sound waves, such as infrasound and low-frequency ultrasound, travel furthest through water because they have longer wavelengths and can penetrate water with less energy loss. High frequency sounds are absorbed more quickly by water due to their shorter wavelengths.
What are the differences between water waves and sound waves?
Water waves are mechanical waves that transfer energy through water molecules, while sound waves are longitudinal waves that transfer energy through air molecules. Water waves require a medium (water) to travel, while sound waves can travel through solids, liquids, and gases. Sound waves travel faster through denser mediums, while water waves travel at different speeds depending on the depth of the water.
Which types of materials can sounds pass through?
Sounds can pass through solids, liquids, and gases. The ability of a material to allow sound to pass through is influenced by factors such as density, elasticity, and thickness. Materials like air, water, wood, and metal are examples of substances that allow sound to travel through them.
Light can travel through a vacuum as is evidenced when you see the sun or the moon. Can sound travel through a vacuum also?
No, sounds cannot travel through a vacuum. This is because sound requires a medium to travel through because it requires the vibration of particles to travel and there need to be particles to vibrate for it to travel through.
How do sound waves travel through water compared with wood?
Sounds travel better through denser objects and since water is denser than wood, sound travels through it better.
Why do sounds NOT travel through outer space?
Sound is a vibration when something makes a noise every thing around vibrates in order to make the sound for it to travel it needs particles to vibrate there is almost no matter in outer space hence no particles
Does sounds travel faster though water of through air?
Sound travels faster in water than it does in air. It travels even faster in metals.
What can sounds not travel through?
Since sound is a mechanical wave (it needs a substance to travel through) it cannot travel through a vacuum.
Do sounds waves travel through a medium?
Yes
What do sounds vibrations travel through?
throw vacume
What frequencies travel furthest through water?
Low frequency sound waves, such as infrasound and low-frequency ultrasound, travel furthest through water because they have longer wavelengths and can penetrate water with less energy loss. High frequency sounds are absorbed more quickly by water due to their shorter wavelengths.
Can sounds travel in a vacuum?
No, sound requires a medium to travel.No it must travel through matter
Why cant they be sound on the moon?
Because sounds are created by vibrations that our eardrums pick-up. In order for the sound waves to travel, there has to be something for it to travel through, either the air, water, solids, etc.
Theorectically how long would it take sound to travel 1 parsect if it could travel through space?
The question is irrelevant, since sounds cannot be transmitted through space.
How does water travel through water?
no
Does sound waves go only through air?
No. They can travel through any object that is not in a vacuum. They can travel through air, through metal, through string, through water, etc.. However sound cannot travel through space. That is why it is the writer's discretion to include space ship sounds in movies such as Star Wars and Star Trek. They would in fact be silent in space.
