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Can sound waves travel through vaccum ?

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No. Sound waves need a material medium to travel.
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  • Heat travels through vaccum by

    A
    Conduction
    B
    Convection
    C
    Radiation
    D
    Both (a) and (b)

  • Sound can travel through

    A
    gases only
    B
    solids only
    C
    liquids only
    D
    solids, liquids and gases.

  • With reference to seismic waves, consider the following statements - 1. P-waves travel through a solid rock faster. Then sound waves traveling through air 2. S- waves travel at about half the speed of P-waves . Which of the statements given above is/are correct

    A
    1 only
    B
    2 only
    C
    Both 1 and 2
    D
    Neither 1 nor 2

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