Exploring Sound and Music in Space

Why can't sound travel through space?

• Because space is too cold

• Because space is a vacuum with no medium

• Because space is too dark

• Because space is too vast

What is the source of the music we hear from the sun?

• The sun's heat

• The sun's radiation across the electromagnetic spectrum

• The sun's magnetic field

• The sun's gravitational pull

What role do the Van Allen belts play in relation to the solar wind?

• They increase Earth's temperature

• They amplify the solar wind

• They create sound waves

• They deflect energized particles away from Earth

How is the 'whale song' from space created?

• By the movement of asteroids

• By the interaction of solar wind with Earth's magnetic field

• By the rotation of the Earth

• By the collision of comets

What philosophical question does the creation of music from space allow us to explore?

• How do black holes form?

• What is the speed of light?

• If the universe had a voice, what song would it sing?

• Why do planets orbit stars?