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Because waves, such as sound, need to travel through a medium, whether it be water, air, etc. Since in empty space, there is no air, therefore there is no medium to travel in, so sound cannot travel.
Sound waves require a medium (solid, liquid or gas) to travel through. They do this by alternately compressing and rarifying the distanced between the atoms or molecules of the medium.
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∙ 14y agoSound, which is mechanical energy, can travel through solids, liquids and gases. It can also travel through plasma if it has the chance to. It must have a medium; it cannot travel through a vacuum. Pretty much everything else is fair game, and the effectiveness of the medium at conducting sound varies widely, but, in general, sound travels fastest through solids, not as fast through liquids, and more slowly (relatively) through gases.
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∙ 13y agoAIR - When Shouting. WATER - By Bubbles. CABLES - Such As Pipes AND PIPES LOOOL
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∙ 11y ago- air
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∙ 12y agosound can travel through sound waves in the air which cannot be seen to communicate with each other
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∙ 14y agoSound waves require a medium (solid, liquid or gas) to travel through. They do this by alternately compressing and rarifying the distanced between the atoms or molecules of the medium.
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How are light and sound waves different in terms of speed type of wave and mediums?
Light waves travel at approx 300,000 kilometres per second, sound at approx 0.343 kilometres/second.Light waves can travel in vacuum or through some media (there is no such word as mediums!). Sound waves cannot travel through vacuum: they needs a physical medium.
What type of wave can't travel through space?
Sound waves cannot travel through space.
Which type of wave is sound?
Sound is a mechanical wave and must travel through a medium, such as air, water, and solids. Sound waves cannot travel through a vacuum.
The speed of sound is slowest in what type of matter?
sound cannot travel through a vacum
Which type of material does sound waves travel through fastest?
Solids
What type of material can travel through space?
Sound and Light can travel through space.
What type of waves travel through space?
Sound waves cannot travel through space.
How are light and sound waves different in terms of speed type of wave and mediums?
Light waves travel at approx 300,000 kilometres per second, sound at approx 0.343 kilometres/second.Light waves can travel in vacuum or through some media (there is no such word as mediums!). Sound waves cannot travel through vacuum: they needs a physical medium.
What type of wave can't travel through space?
Sound waves cannot travel through space.
Which type of wave is sound?
Sound is a mechanical wave and must travel through a medium, such as air, water, and solids. Sound waves cannot travel through a vacuum.
What type of medium does sound travel weakest through?
vacuum
The speed of sound is slowest in what type of matter?
sound cannot travel through a vacum
Which type of material does sound waves travel through fastest?
Solids
What can travel only through some type of matter.?
A sound wave
What are waves that travel through matter called?
The type of waves that travel through matter are Electromagnetic waves.
What type of wave can travel through a medium?
A mechanical wave (e.g. sound).
A wave that can only travel through some type of matter?
sound wave .
