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The speed of a sound wave depends on two properties of a medium, density and elasticity.
Specifically, for basically all substances, the speed of sound equals the square root of the ratio of the elastic constant divided by the density.
Glass has a very large elastic constant but not an exceptionally large density, so it would be expected to have a speed of sound similar to or greater than most solids and that is much greater than the speed of sound in air. Rubber is lighter than most solids, but has a small elastic constant. (That is the whole point of a rubber band, i.e. easy to stretch.) One would expect the very small elastic constant to make the speed of sound in rubber far less than other solids. Given that its density is far greater than air, however, the speed of sound in rubber is going to be smaller than in air. Of course, the term "rubber" is applied to many different materials and so the conclusions related to rubber may not be broadly valid.
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Will sound travel faster or slower on moon than on earth?
Sound will not travel on the moon because on the moon there is no air, and sound works by vibrating particles next to each other. YES IT WONT TRAVEL AT ALL
Why is polyurethane foam a good insulator?
cuz it has a lot of air particles in between which allows the sound to travel slower.
Can a wave travel through a medium of glass?
it is glass because in my science cass at high school earlier this year we were told it travels fastest through solid, liquid, then gas. This is because in a solid the particles are closer together and then liquid then gas. So it is glass. Also Sound travels slower in air (a gas) because the particles it relies on to transmit the sound are spread out further. In liquids and solids however, the particles are less spread out and therefore the sound can transmit faster.
Would sound waves traveling through the outer ear travel faster or slower than those traveling through the inner ear?
yes it can yes it can
How fast does glass move?
cracks in glass travel at over three thousand miles per hour
Through which material does sound travel slowest?
sound will travel through air (gas), the slowest. Because the molecule sin the air are farther apart. Actually rubber it will travel through rubber the slowest. Air is second slowest then water and then granite was all I learned . Also Saltwater is faster then water becaus e there more salt so air goes through it faster.
What objects are difficult for sound to travel through?
sound travels the fastest in solids and slower in liquids and even slower in gases and cannot travel in vacuum..so its most difficult for the sound to travel in gases
Can both light and sound travel through glass?
Both light and sound can indeed travel through glass. These are substances in which light and sound often travel through.
Sound travels the slowest through a?
Well sound would travel the slowest - i.e not at all - in a vacuum. However, for simplistic terms, rubber is actually the slowest that sound will travel through of common objects. I don't know but something like sodium at 3K might be a lot slower.
Why does hard objects reflect sound?
It reflects sound because sound can not travel through rubber as its got air bubbles in, and sound can not travel though gas as easily as it can travel through liquid, so its more easily reflected of rubber.
Does light or sound travel slower?
Sound, in normal air. First lightning then thunder!
Does sound travel faster or slower with amplitude?
Amplitude has hardly any effect on the speed of sound.
What does sound travel a little slower through?
Trough water...
Does sound travel faster or slower when the air gets warmer?
faster
Will sound travel faster through glass or air?
i dont know but the sound will stay more in glass
Will sound travel faster or slower on moon than on earth?
Sound will not travel on the moon because on the moon there is no air, and sound works by vibrating particles next to each other. YES IT WONT TRAVEL AT ALL
Does sound travel the fastest through glass?
No, but sound can travel at 4,540 m/sNo, sound travels fastest through solids.
