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Does sound waves travel faster in solids and slowest in liquids?
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∙ 11y ago
Speed of sound is usually highest in solids and slowest in gasses, with liquid being somewhere inbetween.
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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.
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
Does sound travel through water and solids faster than air?
Yes, and faster through solids than liquids.
Why does sound travel faster through solids than liquids or gases?
bounces of glass
How well does sound travel through different materials?
It travels fastest through solids, slowest through gases, and liquids are in the middle.
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.
Waves travel faster through liquids and solids?
sound
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 do sound waves travel the slowest solids liquids or gasses?
In fact, it travels faster, in a liquid, than in air.In fact, it travels faster, in a liquid, than in air.In fact, it travels faster, in a liquid, than in air.In fact, it travels faster, in a liquid, than in 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.
What waves travel faster through liquids and solids?
Sound waves, being longitudinal in nature, travels faster in liquids and solids.
Do sound waves travel even faster through liquids and solids?
Yes. The denser the medium, the faster it travels. So, it travels fastest in solids, and slowest in gases. It can range from only about 340 meters per second in air, to over 2000 meters per second in steel.
Do Compressional waves travel faster in liquids or solids?
solids because the molecules/atoms are closer to each other.
Why does sound travel faster through solids than liquids or gases?
bounces of glass
How well does sound travel through different materials?
It travels fastest through solids, slowest through gases, and liquids are in the middle.
Do mechanical waves travel faster in solids or liquids?
Mechanical waves involve the physical transfer of vibration from one particle to another within the medium. Denser materials (solids and liquids), have closer particles so this transfer of energy occurs more quickly. :)
