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Sound is a vibration, like heat, it hits molecules and vibrates them and this vibrates the eardrums. When there are no molecules, however, there is no means of the vibrations travelling through the molecules and the sound doesn't transfer.

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What waves sound waves travel in?

Sound (and vibration) waves may only travel in some medium. Such as air, metal and so on. They cannot travel in a vacuum.


Does sound travel in waves?

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Can sound waves travel through air?

Yes, sound waves can travel through air. Sound waves are mechanical waves that require a medium (like air, water, or solid materials) to propagate. In air, sound waves travel by compressing and rarefying air molecules as they move through the medium.


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Sound waves can travel through other mediums besides air, such as water and solids.


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Where do sound waves travel through?

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Through what do sound waves travel?

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Explain why a sound wave can't travel from a satellite to earth?

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