Sound can travel through solids, gases, ...

Sound can travel through solids, gases, liquids and even vacuum.

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False

Reason: Sound can not travels in vaccum. This is because sound waves are vibrating waves. In vaccum, where there are no atoms or molecules to vibrate.

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Sound travels in air:

if there is no moisture in the atmosphere.

if particles of medium travel from one place to another.

if both particles as well as disturbance move from one place to another.

if disturbance moves.

Assertion: Two astronauts can talk to each other on moon through microphone. Reason: Microphone convert sound waves into transverse waves, it can travel even in vacuum.

Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

Assertion is true but reason is false.

Assertion is false but reason is true.

Sound can travel in _________ .

air

any material medium

vacuum

none