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light can travel through a vacuum whereas sound cant

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Can light and sound travel through space?

light can but sound cant as there is no air


How does how does light travel through opaque material?

it cant travel through light.


Why cant sound trave through empty space?

Sound requires a medium, such as air or water, to travel through. In the absence of a medium, such as in empty space, there are no particles for sound waves to propagate through, so sound cannot travel.


Why cant you listen sound on the moon?

There is no air for sound to travel through.


Why can't sound travel on an asteroid?

sound cant travel on an asteroid because it has no atmosphere. it could travel through it.


What sound cant travel through?

sound can't travel through a vacuum. or a place without air.


Why cant sound move through space but light can?

Sound can.


Explain why cant sound travel through vacuums?

there is no air in a vaccum. and sound needs air for the sound waves to travel through.


Why cant sound waves travel through a vaccuum?

No medium to carry the sound energy.


What is a material that light can't travel through?

There is no known material that light cannot travel through. However, materials such as lead and thick concrete can significantly attenuate or absorb light, making them almost opaque to visible light.


Why cant sound pass through a vacuum?

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


What does sound need to travel through?

Sound (and vibration) are a wave system of sequential compressions and rarefactions of a material. These waves are mechanical and do need a substance through which to travel. They cannot travel through a vacuum.