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What is a disturbance that moves through some type of matter or space?
A wave is a disturbance that moves through matter or space by transferring energy without transferring matter. Waves can be classified as mechanical waves, such as sound waves and water waves, or electromagnetic waves, like light and radio waves.
How do you differentiate light waves from sound waves?
Light waves are electromagnetic waves that can travel through a vacuum and do not require a medium to propagate, whereas sound waves are mechanical vibrations that need a medium, such as air or water, to travel. Light waves travel at the speed of light in a straight line, while sound waves travel through a medium by causing particles to vibrate in a wave pattern.
How do sound waves travel what do sound waves need in order to travel?
Sound waves travel by causing particles in a medium (such as air, water, or solids) to vibrate back and forth. They require a medium to travel through, as they cannot travel in a vacuum. When a sound source, such as a speaker or a voice, vibrates, it creates compressions and rarefactions in the medium, which propagate as sound waves.
Sound need particles to move does this mean it can travel in a vacuum?
No, they cannot. Sound waves are compression waves (mechanical longitudinal waves). This means they travel through mediums with the particles of the medium vibrating in the same or opposite direction of the wave, as opposed to perpendicular. Therefore, a sound wave needs particles to vibrate/oscillate for it to travel. If there are no particles, it cannot travel. A vacuum is defined by the absence of matter, meaning there are no particles. Thus, sound cannot travel in a vacuum.
Sound waves do not travel through what?
Sound waves do not travel through a vacuum. They require a medium, such as air, water, or solids, to propagate. In a vacuum, there are no particles for the sound waves to interact with and thus cannot travel.
What do sound waves require to travel in?
Particles. They can't travel through a vacumm
What is a disturbance that moves through some type of matter or space?
A wave is a disturbance that moves through matter or space by transferring energy without transferring matter. Waves can be classified as mechanical waves, such as sound waves and water waves, or electromagnetic waves, like light and radio waves.
Do electromagnetic waves need molecules to travel?
No, electromagnetic waves do not need matter to travel. However, they can interact with matter and change accordingly.
How do you differentiate light waves from sound waves?
Light waves are electromagnetic waves that can travel through a vacuum and do not require a medium to propagate, whereas sound waves are mechanical vibrations that need a medium, such as air or water, to travel. Light waves travel at the speed of light in a straight line, while sound waves travel through a medium by causing particles to vibrate in a wave pattern.
How do sound waves travel what do sound waves need in order to travel?
Sound waves travel by causing particles in a medium (such as air, water, or solids) to vibrate back and forth. They require a medium to travel through, as they cannot travel in a vacuum. When a sound source, such as a speaker or a voice, vibrates, it creates compressions and rarefactions in the medium, which propagate as sound waves.
Do compression waves need matter for energy transfer?
Yes, compressional waves are what sound is made of. Since there is no sound in a vacuum, it can be assumed that compressional waves only travel through matter. You can also think of it like this: they're called compression waves because something is compressing. If there was no matter, there'd be nothing for them to compress.
Sound need particles to move does this mean it can travel in a vacuum?
No, they cannot. Sound waves are compression waves (mechanical longitudinal waves). This means they travel through mediums with the particles of the medium vibrating in the same or opposite direction of the wave, as opposed to perpendicular. Therefore, a sound wave needs particles to vibrate/oscillate for it to travel. If there are no particles, it cannot travel. A vacuum is defined by the absence of matter, meaning there are no particles. Thus, sound cannot travel in a vacuum.
Sound waves do not travel through what?
Sound waves do not travel through a vacuum. They require a medium, such as air, water, or solids, to propagate. In a vacuum, there are no particles for the sound waves to interact with and thus cannot travel.
Do all waves need matter to travel?
Yes.
What is the speed of sound through paper?
Sound waves need matter to travel through, and wood is matter, so yes, sound waves travel through wood. They travel through wood faster than they do through air, as wood is denser than air.
Does matter help sound travel through an empty room?
By definition, matter is required for sound to exist. Sound waves are transferred by vibration of molecules, which is why sound does not exist within the vacuum of space. In space nobody really can hear you scream.
Sound waves cannot travel in a vacuum because?
They need some medium to propagate, as they travel through the agitations in medium
