Of the three mediums (gas, liquid, and solid) sound waves travel the slowest through gases, faster through liquids, and fastest through solids. This is because longitudinal waves require collisions between particles to transmit energy - in dense materials, the atoms are closer together, leading to more collisions per second, increasing the speed of transmission. Temperature also affects the speed of sound.
Sound waves are longitudinal waves, meaning they travel through molecules bouncing off each other. Therefore, in solids where the molecules are closer to each other, sound travels the fastest. And they travel the slowest in gas, as the molecules are farther apart.
Gases, fewer particles to travel through, atoms are further apart.
The molecules are closer together in a solid so the vibration is passed onwards best through a solid.
yes they do. the only thing sound waves dont travel through is a vaccuum( a space of nothingness e.g. in side a bell jar with all the air sucked out. OR space)
Solids.
Sound travels faster through solids because, molecules in solids are much closer together so this allows sound waves to travel faster.
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Sound DOES travel faster in solids than in gases. The higher the density of the medium, the faster the sound travels.
b/c of medium
Sound travels faster through solids because, molecules in solids are much closer together so this allows sound waves to travel faster.
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Light generally doesn't travel faster through solids than through gases. Sound does, but not light.
Yes, sound actually travels faster through solids then liquids or gases.
Seismic waves travel through solids, liquids, and gases.
Sound DOES travel faster in solids than in gases. The higher the density of the medium, the faster the sound travels.
S-waves cannot travel through liquids, but they can travel through solids and gases. P-waves can travel through solids, liquids and gases. Hope this helped! :D
b/c of medium
Air can travel through some kinds of solids, if they are porous. Otherwise it can't. It can travel through liquids in the form of bubbles. It does not exactly travel through gases so much as mix with them.
It may seem awkward, but sound actually travels faster through solids than gasses, especially dense solids.