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The short answer is yes. Sound is the vibration of molecules and is transmitted by the molecules bumping into each other unlike light which Is the movement of a photon through space. For this reason sound does not travel in a vacuum. The vibrating air molecules vibrate against a sensitive structure in the ear which the brain transforms into sounds.

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Is sound a form of vibration?

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What is sound and how does it travel?

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Does sound travel in waves?

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What waves sound waves travel in?

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Does sound travel through rock?

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How vibration is created inharp?

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Is polarization a property of light waves but not sound waves?

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What makes the vibration when you talk?

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What can sound not travel to?

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Who does sound travel in produced vibrations?

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