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Does sound travel faster through water than it does through air?
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∙ 11y ago
Speed of sound in water is approximately 1500 meters per second. ( The exact speed depends on the depth of water and its density) and the speed of sound in air is approximately 340 meters per second. So sound is almost 4.4 times faster in water than in air.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoHow fast sound travels through a medium depends on a couple other factors as well. Temperature and pressure in the water significantly change the result of how fast the sound will travel. Typically speaking, sound travels through air at room temperature (20-25 C) at 343 meters per second and through water at room temperature at around 1490 meters per second. Therefore, water is roughly around 4 times faster.
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∙ 9y agoSound travels through water about 4.3 times faster than air. This is because sound waves need a medium in which to travel, and water is a denser medium than air.
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∙ 11y agoYes, sound travels faster through water than air. Since water molecules are closer together, the vibrations transfer from one to the other faster.
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∙ 11y agoThe speed of sound in water is 1551 mps while in air it is 330 mps.
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∙ 12y agoSound travels faster than light trough water but light travels faster than sound through air.
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Does sound travels faster through water or air?
Sound waves travel faster through denser mediums, and water is denser than air, so sound travels faster through water than air
Where do sound waves travel at their fastest?
Sound travel faster in solids than in liquids, and faster in liquids than in gases. Sound travels faster in water than in the air but in solids it travels about eight times faster. Sound travels at the fastest speed in steel. In solids it travel faster in a hot surface, the particles move faster if the solid is cold its slower the movement.
Through what material does sound travel slowest?
sound will travel through air (gas), the slowest. Because the molecules in the air are farther apart. Actually rubber it will travel through rubber the slowest. Air is second slowest. Age: 15 Name: Rachel Thanks for reading! <3
A type of wave that travels only in matter?
the only wave type that can travel through matter is sound. sound waves cause vibrations in the material, which means that the waves move faster the closer the atoms in the component are to each other. for example, water is denser then air, so sound will travel through the water faster than the air.
When sound waves travel from air to water what will happen to the speed at which they are traveling?
Sound speeds up when it goes into water from air. Sound travels much faster in water than in air.
Would sound travel faster through water or through air?
sound travels faster through water than air.
Does sound travel faster through wood or water?
Water.
Does sound travel faster through a solid or water?
sound travel faster through soled because of tighter packed particles
Does sound or light travel faster through water?
Light travels much faster than sound, through wood.
What will travel faster through water than through air?
Sound
Does sound travel faster through ice snow water or steam?
what does sound travel through fastest ice,snow,water,steam
What does sound travel faster through than water?
aluminum
What does sound travel the fastest in air or water?
faster in water than in air <><><> Agree. The denser the material, the faster sound travels through it.
Do sound waves travel faster through wood or water?
Yes i guess sound waves travel faster through wood than in water. Because molecules are tightly packed in wood(solid) than in water(liquid).
Does sound travels faster through water or air?
Sound waves travel faster through denser mediums, and water is denser than air, so sound travels faster through water than air
Does sound travel faster through water than air?
yeah sound travels fastest through solids , than that through liquids and slowest in air and does not travel through Vaccum
Does sound travel through water and solids faster than air?
Yes, and faster through solids than liquids.
