MacRoscopic Properties: The World We See

Phases of Matter and Intensive Properties

Can sound move through a vacuum?

No. Sound is a mechanical wave, which means that for the wave to move, actual molecules must bump into one another. In a vacuum, there is no matter, so in space, no one can hear you scream.

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