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when sound travels what is it riding on?
iar molicuals , ive seen that they can sen sound like a laser beam you can not hear it unles u cross it path with your ear
4 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Sound travels in:
gas
liquid and/or
solids
In increasing speed in that order. It is a "compression" wave of whatever medium it is traveling through. About the only thing it can NOT travel through is a vacuum. It goes about 5 times faster in water than air and even faster in most solids.
- rocke4444Lv 41 decade ago
Sound is caused by pressure differences. Because of that it isn't riding on anything. It doesn't have mass but is simply a difference in density. The laser beam i assume only causes these changes in a certain area so you can only hear it there.
