2006-09-03 23:55:41 · 23 answers · asked by RAJKISHORE B 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Sound waves depend upon physical particles as a medium. The concentration of physical particles in outer space is very much too small to act as a medium for sound to travel.
Sound does not travel through space.
2006-09-04 00:08:39 · answer #1 · answered by Richard 7 · 67⤊ 0⤋
dear friend,
sound does not travel in space. sound cannot travel in those places where there is vaccum. the reason for the above are as follows:-
1) sound is not a matter. it is a wave.
2) a wave travels with the help of matter. wave is a kind of energy that passes from one matter/particle to another without permanently displacing them. e.g. sound needs the particle of air to move.
proof:- why sound is not a matter....how can we say that?
That is simple. sound travels at the speed of 320-340kms/Second.
A cyclone travels with the speed of 170-200 kms/ Hour. It is a matter. As it is a strong moving air and it hurdles away many things with it.
wonder, if sound was a matter 320kms/sec....... other would have vanished the time you speak. i hope you understand.
now, the controversy is that light too is a wave, why does it travel in space. the research is going on. light is believed to be a particle and a wave at the same time. it is believed to act like a particle and a wave at the same time thus prpogating through empty space. light can travel in vaccum. but not waves.
2006-09-04 07:12:41 · answer #2 · answered by radpaikar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, sound can't travel in space since sound wave moves as the vibration of atoms/molecules in a medium(Solid,Liquid or Gas). In space there is no such medium exists.
Speed of sound depends on the type of medium it is traveling through. In general speed(sound in solid)> speed(sound in Liquid)>speed(sound in Gas). Temperature can also effect the speed of sound.
2006-09-04 07:25:56 · answer #3 · answered by jintocd 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you mean outer space, sound doesn't travel there. Sound needs a medium to travel and there is no matter in outer space sound will not travel.
2006-09-04 07:01:55 · answer #4 · answered by Subakthi D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no sound in space. It needs a median to travel though (air). Space for the most part is empty.
2006-09-05 04:58:43 · answer #5 · answered by QuantumC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sound does not travel in space because it is a longitudinal wave and requires matter to transmit its energy. It is a vacuum in space, so no matter is available to transmit the sound energy. That is why we only receive light energy from sun, since light can travel through vacuum.
2006-09-04 07:53:01 · answer #6 · answered by Emily K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sound does not travel in space because it requires a medium for the propagation of the sound wave
2006-09-04 07:12:11 · answer #7 · answered by y_27 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sound need a medium to propogate.It cant travel in space.
2006-09-04 07:26:18 · answer #8 · answered by sweetgal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sound needs medium for propogation. Therefore sound will not travel in space.
2006-09-05 06:20:26 · answer #9 · answered by arun 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sound does not travel in space. Remember, sound is produced and transferred to one palce to another by air molecules. In space, which is a vacumn, there are no air molecules. Therefore, sound does not travel in it.
2006-09-04 07:30:47 · answer #10 · answered by OSY 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sound depends on the vibration of matter. If you are in a vacum (a large one like space that is) then no. There is nothing to reflect the sound and therefor no sound at all.
2006-09-04 07:02:37 · answer #11 · answered by gawain37 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋