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Sound can travel through a perfect vacuum. Answer true or false.

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sound
A mechanical sound wave that propagates through a material medium.
perfect vacuum
A region containing no matter and therefore no material medium for sound propagation.
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science.nasa.gov, basic physics (acoustics): sound is a mechanical wave requiring a material medium (gas, liquid, or solid) to propagate via particle vibration/compression. a perfect vacuum contains no particles, so there is nothing to vibrate or transmit the wave, hence sound cannot travel through it. this is standard physics taught in introductory science curricula (e.g., nasa education materials on sound in space: https://www.nasa.gov)., en.wikipedia.org, live science, 'turns out you can transmit sound in a vacuum, just not very far' (livescience.com/physics-mathematics/turns-out-you-can-transmit-sound-in-a-vacuum-just-not-very-far): sound is a mechanical wave that needs a medium; the reported transmission across a vacuum gap is a nanoscale, phonon-based effect between crystals, not ordinary sound propagation, nasa 'sounds of space' / basic physics (acoustics): sound is a mechanical wave requiring particles of a medium to oscillate and transmit energy; a perfect vacuum has no particles, so sound cannot propagate through it., nasa (science.nasa.gov) and standard physics textbooks (e.g., halliday/resnick/walker, fundamentals of physics): sound is a mechanical wave that requires a medium of particles to compress and rarefy; a perfect vacuum contains no such particles, so sound cannot propagate through it., nasa (science.nasa.gov, 'the sound of silence'): sound cannot travel through the vacuum of space because there are no molecules to move and transmit the mechanical wave; standard physics textbooks (e.g., halliday/resnick) likewise define sound as a mechanical wave requiring a material medium, which a perfect vacuum by definition lacks., nasa (science.nasa.gov, 'why sound and space don't mix' / nasa glenn research center sound-in-space faq): sound is a pressure wave that requires molecules to transmit vibrations, so it cannot travel through the vacuum of space, which has essentially no molecules to move., nasa / rocketstem.org, 'why isn't there any sound in space?' (2025-12-10): sound needs a medium of atoms or molecules to propagate; in a vacuum there is none, so sound cannot travel, nasa glenn research center, 'sound in space' (science.nasa.gov) and standard physics references (e.g. halliday/resnick/walker, fundamentals of physics): sound is a mechanical wave requiring a medium of particles to compress and rarefy, so it cannot propagate through a perfect vacuum, which by definition contains no particles., nasa glenn research center, 'sound in space' (sound is a pressure wave that needs a medium of molecules to transmit vibrations; a vacuum has no molecules, so sound cannot travel through it), nasa glenn research center, 'sound' (grc.nasa.gov): sound is a mechanical wave that needs a medium; in space there is no sound because there is no air or other medium. corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica, 'sound': sound cannot travel through a vacuum., nasa glenn research center, 'sound' (grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/airplane/sound.html): sound is a mechanical wave that needs a medium; it cannot travel through a vacuum., nasa glenn research center, 'sound' (grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/airplane/sound.html): sound requires a medium such as air, water or solids to propagate; it cannot travel through a vacuum. see also wikipedia, 'sound': sound cannot travel through a vacuum., nasa glenn research center, 'sound' (k-12 beginner's guide to aeronautics): sound is a mechanical wave that requires a medium and cannot travel through a vacuum, nasa glenn research center, 'sound' educational page (grc.nasa.gov), which states sound needs a medium such as air, water or metal and cannot travel through the vacuum of space. stated from knowledge in this run; the page was not fetched live., nasa glenn research center, 'sound' educational page (grc.nasa.gov): sound is a mechanical wave that needs a medium such as air, water or solids; it cannot travel through the vacuum of space. corroborated by standard physics texts (e.g. halliday/resnick/walker, chapter on sound waves)., nasa glenn research center, 'sound' educational page (grc.nasa.gov): sound is a mechanical wave that requires a medium such as air, water or solids; it cannot travel through a vacuum. corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica, 'sound' entry, which states sound requires a material medium and does not propagate in a vacuum., nasa glenn research center, 'sound' educational pages: sound needs a medium and cannot travel through the vacuum of space, nasa science, anatomy of an electromagnetic wave (https://science.nasa.gov/ems/02_anatomy/), and nasa cosmicopia, why can't you talk in space? (https://cosmicopia.gsfc.nasa.gov/qa_sp_ev.html). both state that sound cannot travel in a vacuum because it requires a material medium., nasa science, anatomy of an electromagnetic wave (https://science.nasa.gov/ems/02_anatomy/), which states that sound waves cannot travel in the vacuum of space because there is no medium to transmit them., nasa science, anatomy of an electromagnetic wave: https://science.nasa.gov/ems/02_anatomy/, nasa science, anatomy of an electromagnetic wave: https://science.nasa.gov/ems/02_anatomy/ (states that sound waves cannot travel in a vacuum because there is no medium to transmit them)., nasa science, anatomy of an electromagnetic wave: https://science.nasa.gov/ems/02_anatomy/; nasa, airspace: speed of sound grades 9-12: https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/speed_of_sound_9-12.pdf, nasa science: "sound waves in space" (science.nasa.gov) — sound is a pressure wave that needs matter to travel through, so it cannot travel through the vacuum of space; encyclopaedia britannica entry on sound confirms sound requires an elastic medium and cannot propagate in a vacuum., nasa science: 'sound and light' (science.nasa.gov) and standard physics textbooks (e.g. halliday/resnick, fundamentals of physics) state that sound is a mechanical wave requiring a material medium and cannot propagate through a vacuum, unlike electromagnetic waves (light)., nasa science: 'sound in space' (https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/science/space-sounds/) and standard physics references (e.g. halliday/resnick/walker, fundamentals of physics) which state that sound is a mechanical wave that propagates via oscillation of particles in a medium, and therefore cannot travel through a perfect vacuum, which contains no particles., nasa science: 'sound in space' (science.nasa.gov) - sound is a mechanical wave requiring a physical medium (gas, liquid, or solid) to propagate; a perfect vacuum contains no particles to transmit pressure variations, so sound cannot travel through it., nasa science: 'sound in space' (science.nasa.gov) and standard physics references (e.g. halliday/resnick 'fundamentals of physics') state that sound is a mechanical wave requiring a medium of particles to propagate, and therefore cannot travel through a perfect vacuum., nasa science: 'sound in space' (science.nasa.gov) and standard physics references (e.g. halliday/resnick 'fundamentals of physics'), which state sound is a mechanical wave requiring a material medium and therefore cannot propagate through a perfect vacuum., nasa science: 'sound in space' (science.nasa.gov) and standard physics references (e.g. openstax university physics, ch. 17) stating sound is a mechanical wave that requires a medium (gas, liquid, or solid) and cannot propagate through a vacuum, nasa science: 'sound in space' (science.nasa.gov) and standard physics references (e.g., halliday/resnick 'fundamentals of physics') both state sound is a mechanical wave that requires a medium (solid, liquid, or gas) and cannot propagate through a vacuum., nasa science: 'sound in space' (science.nasa.gov) and standard physics textbooks (e.g. halliday/resnick, fundamentals of physics) state that sound is a mechanical wave requiring a medium to propagate, and therefore cannot travel through a perfect vacuum., nasa science: 'sound in space' (science.nasa.gov) and standard physics textbooks (e.g., halliday/resnick, fundamentals of physics) state that sound is a mechanical wave requiring a material medium and therefore cannot travel through a perfect vacuum., nasa science: 'sound in space' / 'space is a (mostly) silent place' (science.nasa.gov) — sound is a pressure wave requiring matter to travel through, and since a perfect vacuum contains no particles, sound cannot propagate through it., nasa science: 'sound waves in space' (science.nasa.gov) and standard physics textbooks (e.g., halliday/resnick, fundamentals of physics) state that sound requires a material medium to propagate and cannot travel through a vacuum, since there are no particles to carry the mechanical vibration, nasa science: 'sound waves in space' (science.nasa.gov) — sound requires a medium to travel through vibration of particles, so it cannot travel through a vacuum, which has no particles, nasa science: 'sound waves in space' / nasa glenn research center educational materials on sound propagation (https://science.nasa.gov) and standard physics textbooks (e.g., halliday, resnick & walker, 'fundamentals of physics', chapter on mechanical waves) — both state that sound is a mechanical wave requiring a material medium and therefore cannot propagate through a vacuum, unlike electromagnetic waves (light) which can., nasa science: 'space is a vacuum ... sound cannot travel through the vacuum of space because there is no medium for the sound to move through' (science.nasa.gov); standard physics textbook definition of sound as a mechanical wave requiring a medium (e.g., halliday & resnick, fundamentals of physics), nasa science: 'space is a vacuum, meaning it contains very little matter. because there is no air in space, sound can't travel (as sound needs a medium such as air or water to transmit its sound waves)' (science.nasa.gov, 'the sound of space'), nasa, 'can you hear sound in space?' (science.nasa.gov) and standard physics references (e.g. halliday/resnick, fundamentals of physics) state that sound is a mechanical wave that requires a medium of particles to propagate, and therefore cannot travel through a perfect vacuum., nasa, 'can you hear sound in space?': 'sound waves... need a medium... space is a vacuum... since there is no air in space, sound cannot travel.', nasa, 'can you hear sounds in space?' (https://www.nasa.gov/general/can-you-hear-sounds-in-space/); nist/standard physics reference: sound is a mechanical wave requiring a medium and cannot propagate through a vacuum, nasa, 'sound in space' (science.nasa.gov) and standard physics references (e.g. openstax university physics, ch. on sound waves): sound is a mechanical/pressure wave requiring a material medium to propagate; a perfect vacuum contains no particles to carry the vibration, so sound cannot travel through it., nasa, 'sound in space' (science.nasa.gov): 'sound waves... need a medium... in the vacuum of space, sound simply cannot travel', nasa, 'sound in space' (science.nasa.gov): 'sound waves...cannot exist in the vacuum of space since there is no medium... to transmit these mechanical waves.' also: standard physics reference (e.g., encyclopaedia britannica, 'sound'): sound propagation requires an elastic medium; it cannot travel through a perfect vacuum., nasa, 'sound in space' (science.nasa.gov): sound waves are pressure waves that require molecules to travel, so sound cannot travel through the vacuum of space; encyclopaedia britannica, 'sound': sound transmission requires an elastic material medium and does not occur in vacuum, physics classroom, nature of a sound wave: sound is a mechanical wave that needs a medium; https://www.physicsclassroom.com/mop/sound-and-music/nature-of-a-sound-wave/qg3help, smithsonian national air and space museum, 'ask an explainer: how does sound travel through space?' (https://howthingsfly.si.edu/ask-an-explainer/how-does-sound-travel-through-space); also the conversation, 'why isn't there any sound in space?' (https://theconversation.com/why-isnt-there-any-sound-in-space-an-astronomer-explains-why-in-space-no-one-can-hear-you-scream-217885), sound needs a medium for propagation: geeksforgeeks, 'sound needs a medium for propagation' (geeksforgeeks.org/?p=612696); consistent with nasa's explanation that sound needs molecules to carry it and astronauts use radio in space., standard physics fact (acoustics/wave mechanics): sound is a mechanical wave and requires a material medium to propagate; a perfect vacuum contains no particles for the wave to travel through, so sound cannot travel through it. see e.g. physics references on mechanical waves and nasa's explanation of why space is silent., standard physics reference: sound is a mechanical wave that requires a medium (nasa glenn research center, 'sound' educational page; encyclopaedia britannica, 'sound'). not an rpc-computed figure; answer is a factual claim., standard physics reference: sound is pressure waves in a medium (air, water, solids) and cannot travel through a vacuum; see the sound-in-space explanation at https://www.theconversation.com/why-isnt-there-any-sound-in-space-an-astronomer-explains-why-in-space-no-one-can-hear-you-scream-217885, the conversation, 'why isn't there any sound in space? an astronomer explains why in space no one can hear you scream', https://theconversation.com/why-isnt-there-any-sound-in-space-an-astronomer-explains-why-in-space-no-one-can-hear-you-scream-217885 . consistent with nasa's standard explanation that sound is vibration of a medium and space has no air to carry it., wikipedia, "sound" (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/sound): "sound cannot propagate through a vacuum because there is no medium to support mechanical disturbances.", wikipedia, "sound" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/sound): "however, sound cannot propagate through a vacuum because there is no medium to support mechanical disturbances.", wikipedia, "sound" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/sound): "sound cannot propagate through a vacuum because there is no medium to support mechanical disturbances", wikipedia, 'sound' article: 'sound cannot propagate through a vacuum because there is no medium to support mechanical disturbances' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/sound), wikipedia, article 'sound' (sound is a mechanical wave that requires a medium; it cannot propagate in a vacuum); nasa glenn research center, 'sound' educational page (sound needs a medium such as air, water or solids), www.britannica.com, www.grc.nasa.gov

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    #121falsefrom science.nasa.gov
    #1268falseNASA (science.nasa.gov, 'Why sound and space don't mix' / NASA Glenn Research Center sound-in-space FAQ): sound is a pressure wave that requires molecules to transmit vibrations, so it cannot travel through the vacuum of space, which has essentially no molecules to move.
    #1929falsefrom en.wikipedia.org
    #1837falseNASA / rocketstem.org, 'Why isn't there any sound in space?' (2025-12-10): sound needs a medium of atoms or molecules to propagate; in a vacuum there is none, so sound cannot travel
    #540falseNASA, 'Sound in Space' (science.nasa.gov): 'Sound waves... need a medium... In the vacuum of space, sound simply cannot travel'
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