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Contrary to light, sound travels faster through a denser medium than a less-dense medium, meaning it will travel much faster in a solid than a liquid, and faster in a liquid than a solid. This is also why the infamous "If you scream in space, nobody can hear you." holds (some) truth: There isn't enough particles for sounds waves to bounce off of, so it dissipates.
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Velocity of sound depends on?
The medium through which it is propagating. For exampl if the sound waves are travelling in air they will move slower than those travelling through a wall speed of sound in solids > speed of sound in liquids > speed of sound in gases
What are waves that need a media?
Mechanical wavesMechanical waves need a medium to move through. An example is sound moving through the air. Sound is a compressional mechanical wave and the medium is the air. That's why there isn't any sound in space.
How are sound waves and eletromagnetic waves different?
Sound waves require a medium such as air, solid, or liquid in order to propagate. Electromagnetic waves do not require a medium for propagation and can move through a vacuum.
What type of wave requires a material medium through which to travel?
We know that mechanical waves require a medium through which to travel. An example of a mechanical wave is a sound (acoustic) wave. The wave transfers its energy into the medium so that it can propagate through it. In contrast, electromagnetic waves don't require a medium through which to travel. They move perfectly well through the vacuum of space.
Do light and sound require medium for transfer?
Light does not because of its' quantum nature. Sound does because it depends on varying the density of its' medium to move its' energy.
What is required to create sound?
vibration and a medium for it to move through
Why does sound not travel through space?
Sound does move through space. It doesn't move though empty space, i.e. a vaccuum. In outer space there is a vaccuum (though not necessarily a perfect vaccuum).Sound is caused by vibrations in a medium such as air (or water or wood). These vibrations compress and rarefy the medium. The vibrations move through the medium as waves.In a vaccuum, there is no medium thus there is no sound.
Velocity of sound depends on?
The medium through which it is propagating. For exampl if the sound waves are travelling in air they will move slower than those travelling through a wall speed of sound in solids > speed of sound in liquids > speed of sound in gases
What are similarities and differences between a sound waves and water waves in terms of medium?
Sound waves can move through almost any medium, although it moves more slowly through solid medium than gaseous. Water waves can move only through air or water.
What can move fastest through air a hawk light sound a rocket or a jet?
Light.
Sound travels faster in what?
Atoms move fastest in gases, then liquids, then solids. Also, atoms move faster in higher temperatures than in lower temperatures.
Why does sound move more rapidly -or slowly- through one medium than another?
Generally, the density of the transfer medium and its temperature determines the rate of transfer of sound energy. The more dense the medium and the higher its temperature, the faster sound will travel through it.
Does sound move fastest through solids liquids or gas?
solids becuase it is to cool to be toched
Can sound enter into a solid or a liquid or a gas?
Yes, it can. In fact, for sound to move through anything, it has to "enter" it. Sound is mechanical energy, and this mechanical energy is transferred into the medium through which the sound is traveling. The medium itself supports the transfer of the (mechanical) energy of sound.
What are waves that need a media?
Mechanical wavesMechanical waves need a medium to move through. An example is sound moving through the air. Sound is a compressional mechanical wave and the medium is the air. That's why there isn't any sound in space.
How does sound move through a medium?
Vibrations are carried through the atoms in a structure. When these vibrations travel through air, they are amplified by the ear drum and sensed by nerves as sound.
How can light waves move through space?
Light waves, unlike sound, do not require a medium.
