We can block light by placing obstacles in its path, but it's much more difficult to block sound. Why?

Sound waves are transverse waves.

Sound waves can move through various mediums.

Sound waves have high frequencies.

Sound waves have short wavelengths.

Sound waves have low amplitudes.

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Blanchard

Chemistry

8 October, 04:52

We can block light by placing obstacles in its path, but it's much more difficult to block sound. Why?

Sound waves are transverse waves.

Sound waves can move through various mediums.

Sound waves have high frequencies.

Sound waves have short wavelengths.

Sound waves have low amplitudes.

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Enrique Horton · Answer 1

Sound waves can move through various mediums. Similar to the way we can hear a car horn from outside of a house, the sound waves will, however dampened, still pass through mediums, in this case being the wall of a house.

We can block light by placing obstacles in its path, but it's much more difficult to block sound. Why?Sound waves are transverse waves.Sound waves can move through various mediums.Sound waves have high frequencies.Sound waves have short wavelengths.Sound waves have low amplitudes.

We can block light by placing obstacles in its path, but it's much more difficult to block sound. Why?

Sound waves are transverse waves.

Sound waves can move through various mediums.

Sound waves have high frequencies.

Sound waves have short wavelengths.

Sound waves have low amplitudes.