Physics
Grade-8
Easy

Question

Sound cannot travel through ____.

  1. Air
  2. Water
  3. Wood
  4. Vacuum 

hintHint:

Sound cannot travel in a vacuum as it requires a material medium for propagation.

The correct answer is: Vacuum


    • A sound is a form of mechanical energy.
    • It requires a material medium to propagate. 
    • The sound cannot travel in a vacuum as it does not has particles.

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