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Sound waves carry energy as they travel through a medium.

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Is it true that sound waves carry energy as they travel through a medium?

Yes. Two reference sources state directly that sound waves are mechanical energy moving through a medium, and several further sources describe sound propagating through air, water, solids or porous media without spelling out the energy transfer.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 10 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Sound waves through a laminate composite medium
1974
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Rentzepis, G. M. (1974). Sound waves through a laminate composite medium. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.1919929

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Anatomy of an Electromagnetic Wave - NASA Science
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Anatomy of an Electromagnetic Wave - NASA Science. (n.d.). science.nasa.gov. https://science.nasa.gov/ems/02_anatomy/

All about Waves. Physical Science for Children[TM]. Schlessinger Science Library. [Videotape].
2000
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All about Waves. Physical Science for Children[TM]. Schlessinger Science Library. [Videotape].. (2000). eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED465568

Transmission medium
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Transmission medium. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmission_medium

Sound. Physical Science in Action[TM]. Schlessinger Science Library. [Videotape].
2000
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Sound. Physical Science in Action[TM]. Schlessinger Science Library. [Videotape].. (2000). eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED465583

Reflection and transmission of elastic waves from a fluid-saturated porous solid boundary
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Reflection and transmission of elastic waves from a fluid-saturated porous solid boundary. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.399081

Making Sound Connections
2007
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III, D. W. F. (2007). Making Sound Connections. eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ774195

Pressure wave propagation in a shaken granular bed
2005
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R., H. S. & E., B. C. (2005). Pressure wave propagation in a shaken granular bed. authors.library.caltech.edu. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.72.031304

An angular distortion matrix approach for joint wave-speed tomography and aberration correction in scattering media
2026
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An angular distortion matrix approach for joint wave-speed tomography and aberration correction in scattering media. (2026). hal.science. https://hal.science/hal-05758983v1

Vertical-Slice Ocean Tomography With Seismic Waves
2023
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Jörn, C., Wenbo, W., & Shirui, P. (2023). Vertical-Slice Ocean Tomography With Seismic Waves. authors.library.caltech.edu. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023gl102881

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