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Short answer- it will travel through gases fairly slowly, through liquids a lot faster and through solids very fast.
Longer answer- It depends on temperature and molecular weight (among other things) of the gas, the density, temperature, pressure etc... of the liquid and the density and internal structure of the solid.
In general, the more dense the medium (liquid, solid or gas that it's travelling through) the quicker it will go. For comparison, sound travels through the air (a gas) at around 765mph. It will pass through water (a liquid) at around 3322mph but it will go through iron (a solid) at a staggering 11464mph! This is why putting your ear to a train track allows you to tell if a train is on the way far in advance of you being able to "hear" it through the air.
Making things more complicated is the fact that different kinds of sound waves can travel through the same solid at different speeds, this is something that scientists studying earthquakes have to worry about.
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Will sound travel fastest through a liquid solid or gas?
Solid
Where do sound waves travel through?
Sound waves travel through matter, whether solid, liquid, or gas. They do not travel through vacuum.
Do sound waves travel faster threw liquid or solid?
They travel faster through solids
How does sound travel through solid liquid and gases?
Only by longitudinal mode
Can sound waves travel without a meduim?
No. Sound waves must travel through a medium, such as air, liquid, or a solid.
Will sound travel fastest through a liquid solid or gas?
Solid
Does sound travel more quickly through a liquid or a solid?
A liquid
Where do sound waves travel through?
Sound waves travel through matter, whether solid, liquid, or gas. They do not travel through vacuum.
Do sound waves travel faster threw liquid or solid?
They travel faster through solids
How does sound travel through solid liquid and gases?
Only by longitudinal mode
Can sound waves travel without a meduim?
No. Sound waves must travel through a medium, such as air, liquid, or a solid.
Does sound travel faster through a solid liquid or gas and how?
Solid. Because it's more dense.
Does sound only traveled through gases?
No. Sound will travel through any sort of matter, gas, solid, or liquid.
What medium can sound travel through?
Sound can be transmitted through all mediums (liquid, solid, gaseous) except vacuum.
Does sound travel through solid liquid or gas?
It travels through all three, but at different speeds.
Why do you think sound cannot travel through vacuum?
Sound travels by vibrating through matter (solid, liquid, gas) A vacuum is the absence of matter and with out matter there is nothing for sound to travel through
How do sound waves travel trough matter?
Sound waves travel through the three states of matter (gas, liquid and solid) by vibrations.
