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Which of the following statements is NOT correct regarding the travel of sound waves ?<\/p>\n

[amp_mcq option1=”Sound waves can travel through water” option2=”Sound waves can travel through air” option3=”Sound waves can travel through steel” option4=”Sound waves can travel through vacuum” correct=”option4″]<\/p>\n

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\nSound waves are mechanical waves, which means they require a medium (like solid, liquid, or gas) to travel. They cannot travel through a vacuum.
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\n– Sound propagates through a medium by causing vibrations in the particles of that medium.
\n– In a vacuum, there are virtually no particles, so there is no medium for the sound waves to propagate through.
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\n– Options A, B, and C state that sound waves can travel through water (liquid), air (gas), and steel (solid), respectively. These statements are correct as these are all forms of matter that can act as mediums for sound transmission.
\n– This is why sound cannot be heard in outer space, which is essentially a vacuum.
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Which of the following statements is NOT correct regarding the travel of sound waves ? [amp_mcq option1=”Sound waves can travel through water” option2=”Sound waves can travel through air” option3=”Sound waves can travel through steel” option4=”Sound waves can travel through vacuum” correct=”option4″] This question was previously asked in UPSC NDA-2 – 2020 Download PDFAttempt Online Sound … <\/p>\n

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