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Yes, that is why they cannot travel through a vacuum. Searching "sound wave particle rarefraction" in Google may give you more information on why this is.

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Through what medium do sound waves travel?

Sound waves travel through a medium such as air, water, or solid materials.


Through what do sound waves travel?

Sound waves travel through a medium, such as air, water, or solids.


What is the material which sound waves travel through?

Sound waves travel through a medium, such as air, water, or a solid material like metal or concrete. The medium acts as a carrier for the sound waves to propagate.


Why are sound waves not considered a mechanical wave?

Mechanical waves are waves that require a medium in which to travel, i.e., a solid or fluid. As sound needs a medium to travel, sound is a mechanical wave.


Sound waves do not travel through what?

Sound waves do not travel through a vacuum. They require a medium, such as air, water, or solids, to propagate. In a vacuum, there are no particles for the sound waves to interact with and thus cannot travel.


Why can sound energy not travel travel through a vacuum?

Sound requires a medium, such as air, water, or a solid, to travel through. In a vacuum, there is no medium for the sound waves to travel through, so the energy cannot propagate. This is why sound energy cannot travel through a vacuum.


Which wave requires medium?

Mechanical waves, such as sound waves and water waves, require a medium (substance) to travel through. Electromagnetic waves, like light waves, do not require a medium and can travel through a vacuum.


Sound waves cannot travel in a vacuum because?

They need some medium to propagate, as they travel through the agitations in medium


What waves do travel in a medium?

Mechanical waves, such as sound waves and seismic waves, travel through a medium by transferring energy from one point to another through oscillations of particles in the medium. These waves require a medium (solid, liquid, or gas) to propagate and cannot travel through a vacuum.


Can sound waves travel without a meduim?

No, sound waves require a medium to travel through. The medium could be a solid, liquid, or gas, but they cannot travel through a vacuum because there are no particles to transmit the vibrations that carry the sound.


How do sound waves travel to a satellite?

Sound waves require a medium to travel through, and, since space is a vacuum, sound waves can't travel in it.


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.

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