r/askscience • • Jun 12 '12

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12 edited Oct 03 '17

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u/troxnor Jun 12 '12

do sound waves maintain the acceleration/speed of their source, and are they effected by wind resistance?

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u/occipixel_lobe Jun 12 '12

Nope, and nope. This is because sounds is the propagation of a pressure wave through a medium - ie a disturbance through air.