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"which might actually be nonsense, since waves aren't matter, but something that travels through matter" I don't think that's much of a nonsense. These are wav
by kruczek 12y ago
"which might actually be nonsense, since waves aren't matter, but something that travels through matter"
I don't think that's much of a nonsense. These are waves propagating through a medium - in this case mostly air. And particles of air are affected by gravity, therefore I would very much expect them to follow Earth's curvature.
- lutusp 12y ago> And particles of air are affected by gravity, therefore I would very much expect them to follow Earth's curvature. Gravity isn't the reason sound waves curve around the earth. One reason is that the curved surface is the only avenue open to them. There are a number of other, less influential reasons like different temperatures at different altitudes, but gravity isn't on the list.