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Sound is a mechanical wave, and mechanical waves need something to travel through.

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Where can sound not exist?

Sound cannot exist in a vacuum, as it requires a medium (such as air, water, or solid objects) to travel through in the form of waves. Therefore, in space where there is no air or medium for sound to travel through, sound cannot exist.


In order for a sound wave to travel it must have?

In order for a sound wave to travel, it must have a medium to propagate through. Sound waves cannot travel through a vacuum because they require a medium such as air, water, or solids to carry the vibrations. The medium allows the sound wave to transfer its energy from one point to another by compressing and rarefying the particles in the medium.


Can sound exist in space outside of the space shuttle?

Sound requires a medium to be transported from one point to another. On earth, that is normally the air. In space, which is a vacuum, no sound is heard, as there is no medium to transport it.


What are the properties and behavior of sound waves in a vacuum?

Sound waves cannot travel in a vacuum because they require a medium, such as air, to propagate through. In the absence of a medium, there are no particles for the sound waves to compress and rarefy, thus preventing their transmission.


Does sound exist in space?

Sound cannot travel through the vacuum of space because it requires a medium, such as air or water, to propagate. While space is not completely silent, as there are electromagnetic waves and other forms of radiation, traditional sound waves as we perceive them on Earth cannot exist in the vacuum of space.


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.


What two things must be present for there to be a sound?

Vibration and a medium like air


How are sound waves created and why must they be created for a person to hear sound?

Sound waves are created by the vibration of an object, which causes the surrounding air (or another medium) to compress and decompress, generating waves of pressure. These waves travel through the medium until they reach the ear, where they vibrate the eardrum and are converted into neural signals for the brain to interpret as sound. Without these vibrations and the resulting waves, there would be no mechanism for sound to exist or for a person to perceive it.


Can silence exist in a vacuum?

Sound waves require a medium to travel through (i.e. air, water, ect.). In a vacuum no such medium exists so there can be no sound waves. So the answer is, yes, silence can and does exist in a vacuum.


Area which wound waves are pushed apart?

A sound wave is essentially fast changing sound pressure. Longitudinal sound waves need a medium to travel through in order to exist.


Can sound waves travel without a meduim?

No, sound waves require a medium to travel through. The medium could be a solid, liquid, or gas, but they cannot travel through a vacuum because there are no particles to transmit the vibrations that carry the sound.


Why can sound not travel through a vacumm?

Because sound must have a physical medium through which to travel, like air or water water.