Can sound travel through vacuum?

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No, sound cannot travel through vacuum.

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Describe a simple experiment which demonstrates that the sound produced by a tuning fork is due to vibrations of its arms.

There is no atmosphere on moon. Can you hear each other on the moon's surface?

Choose the correct word/words to complete the following sentence :

When sound travels in a medium ____________

Name the two kinds of waves in form of which sound travels in a medium.

Describe an experiment to show that in wave motion, only energy is transferred, but particles of medium do not move.

Complete the following sentence :

A transverse wave is composed of crest and ____________.

State the main factors on which the speed of sound in a medium depends.

Is the speed of sound different in different media?

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Wind.