How far do sound waves travel?

You can notice this next time you're in a large room with other people. You can see people are talking and gesturing to one another and you can even see their mouths move - but, yet, you can't hear them. read more

The distance that sound can travel depends on what medium the sound wave has to go through. The speed of the wave affects the distance that it can travel. Temperature and atmospheric pressure also can directly affect the amount of distance a sound wave can cover. read more

The distance that sound travels in the ocean varies greatly, depending primarily upon water temperature and pressure. Water temperature and pressure determine how far sound travels in the ocean. read more

If the sound waves travel too far they give all of their energy to increasing the temperature of the air (no matter how little the change is) and as a result the sound waves cannot sustain their motion, and - THE SOUND STOPS MOVING. read more