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sound travels faster through a solid because the particles are right next to each other and so it is faster to vibrate whereas air particles are further apart and take longer to travel. So yes it would travel through the ground faster than air.

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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


Why does sound not travel in outer space?

Sound requires a medium (such as air, water, or solids) to travel because it relies on the vibration of particles to transmit energy. In outer space, the vacuum environment lacks these particles, and hence, sound waves have no medium to propagate through. This results in an absence of sound in space.


Why Can't Sound Waves Travel In Outter Space?

Sound waves require a medium to travel through, such as air, water, or a solid object. In outer space, there is a lack of air or any other medium for sound to propagate. Therefore, sound waves cannot travel in the vacuum of space.


Is the speed of sound the same in air as it is in outer space?

There is no sound in space. Sound is a wave of energy passing through matter that we can hear, and in space, there is no matter for the sound to pass through, or at least the gasses that are there aren't close enough together.


Can sound wave travel through space?

No a sound wave can't travel through space because in space there is no air and sound waves need a medium to pass though. If you don't know what a medium is, it is something the waves or rays travel through. If you have ever watched a rocket blast off and you couldn't here the rocket make any noise once it left Earth that is why.

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Why is it impossible for sound to travel through outer space?

Sound requires a medium, such as air, water, or solid surfaces, to travel through. In outer space, there is no medium for sound waves to travel through, so sound cannot propagate in the vacuum of space.


How far will sound travel through space in 1 second?

If you're referring to outer space, then sound does not travel at all.


Could a huge sound speaker be made to push things around outer space?

No, because sound cannot travel in outer space.


Where can't sound travel and why not?

Sound doesn't travel in a vacuum, so outer space is pretty quiet.


Does sound travel faster through space or room temperature?

Sound can travel faster through space because space is a vacuum where there are no particles to slow down the transmission of sound waves. In a room at room temperature, sound travels through the molecules of the medium, such as air, which can slow down its speed.


Could you shout in outer space?

You have the ability to shout, but sound can't travel in space.


Where does sound not travel?

outer space because you need some kind of physical material for sound to travel through and there's none of that in space


Why cant Sound waves in outer space cannot travel in outer space because?

No air. Sound is vibration is something- most commonly air, but sometimes water, metal, etc. There is no air in outer space to be vibrated.


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


Why is it totally silent in outer space?

In outer space, there is no medium for sound waves to travel through like air or water. Since sound requires a medium to propagate, it cannot travel through the vacuum of space. This makes space totally silent.


Why does sound not travel in outer space?

Sound requires a medium (such as air, water, or solids) to travel because it relies on the vibration of particles to transmit energy. In outer space, the vacuum environment lacks these particles, and hence, sound waves have no medium to propagate through. This results in an absence of sound in space.


Why can't we communicate in outer space?

We can if we use radio. Without it, sound waves can't travel through space because there is no air for it to travel through.