2007-06-15 07:13:26 · 23 answers · asked by javagirl 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
No sound. Sound cannot exist if there is no air for the soundwaves to travel through
2007-06-15 07:15:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sonic compression waves [or sound] need a medium to propagate through. The denser the medium, the more particles it has to resonate with the sonic energy and faster it can move through the medium; this is why sound travels faster through a metal rail than through air, even if the rail doesn't have quite the clarity air does. There is no medium in space since space is basically a vacuum, so there is nothing for the sonic waves to propagate through. Only electromagnetic radiation can go anywhere. So, a signal of radio waves could, in fact, be received by a stereo system in the vacuum of space, but when the stereo's [assuming it had power of course] speakers vibrated, they would not make any sound.
For those who will argue space is a vacuum and not "basically" a vacuum, actually "Nature abhors a vacuum" and in any given region there is something in that region whether it be matter or energy and thus is not empty at all.
2007-06-16 00:29:58 · answer #2 · answered by quntmphys238 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sound cannot travel in space because space is a vacuum.
Sound is a longitudinal wave, and works with molecules passing on the energy to each other from a source to your ear.
In space there is a vacuum, meaning no molecules, hence sound cannot propagate and you will not hear anything.
2007-06-15 14:17:26 · answer #3 · answered by Tsumego 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Light is a form of sound wave and it could travel across the space. There is sound in space but its not within our hearing capability.
2007-06-15 14:19:53 · answer #4 · answered by elkempo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you cannot hear any sound in space because there is no air
(sound needs air to travel through) so there are no sounds in space
in another way of saying it space is a vacuum which sucks up anything
2007-06-15 14:22:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sound is a mechanical wave, thus for propagation it is necessary a material medium. In space mostly is vacuum therefore there is no sound. However if there is a blast, an explosion which spreads some gases there is a possibility to create sound waves, but it will dissipate very fast.
2007-06-15 14:17:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, sound waves need a medium to travel through and space is nothingness. So, the sound has no where to go when it is created.
2007-06-15 14:17:46 · answer #7 · answered by soccer_king 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Sound is a resonant wave of energy that travels through a medium (ie. air, water, guitar string, etc.). Since space is essentially a vacuum, sound has nothing to travel through.
2007-06-15 14:17:28 · answer #8 · answered by marbledog 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Space is basically a vacuum. Sound waves require molecules to transmit through.
2007-06-15 14:16:54 · answer #9 · answered by JH 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no there is no sound in space. that requires air for the sound to travel on/through
2007-06-15 14:17:22 · answer #10 · answered by monkeypoo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No air to transmit sound waves. Space is a vacuum.
2007-06-15 14:16:06 · answer #11 · answered by Tom H 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋