Why can we not have a conversation on the surface of the Moon?

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(N/A) Sound waves are mechanical waves that require a material medium for their propagation. Since the Moon has no atmosphere (it is a vacuum),there is no medium for sound waves to travel through. Therefore,we cannot hear each other or have a conversation on the surface of the Moon.

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