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Sound is a result of the vibration of the particles of the medium through which it is travelling. The more closely packed the particles are, the faster they bump against the particles next to them.

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Q: Why does sound moves fastest in solids then liquids then gas?
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Does sound travel fastest in liquids?

No. In solids


Which medium does sound travel fastest in?

Sound travels faster in solids than it does in liquids. thus, sound travels faster in liquids than it does in solids


What material does sound travel the fastest?

Sound travels the fastest in solids. Solids being the most denser make sound travel fastest as compared to liquids and gases which have speed of sound relatively less than solids.


Does sound move fastest through solids liquids or gas?

solids becuase it is to cool to be toched


'Does sound travel faster through a solid liquid or gas?

Through solids fastest, then liquids, then a gas.


Do sound waves travel better through solids liquids of gas?

Sound waves travel fastest through solids as the molecules are tightly paced in solids. While in LIQUIDS and GASES molecules are far apart and there is a lesser chance of molecules striking one another.


What could conclude that sound is transmitted fastest in a. solids b. liquids c. gases d. a vacuum?

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Does sound travel slower through air solids or liquids?

Sounds travels slowest in air and fastest in solids. Generally, sound travels faster through materials of higher densities.


Sounds move faster in these media?

The media that sound moves faster in order are solids, then liquids, and then gases or air. Sound cannot travel in a vacuum because it is a vibration of molecules.


Do sound waves trave their fastest in solids?

Yes. Sound waves travel fastest through solids.


What material would sound travel faster air iron or water?

sound travels the fastest in solids, then liquids, then gas. So it would travel through iron the fastest, then water, then air.


Do sound waves travel better through a solid liquid or a gas?

Sound travels fastest through solids because the molecules are closer together than in liquids or gases. Sound travels fastest through steel.