0
SOUND TRAVELS FASTER IN STEEL, THAN IN AIR.
Sound is a longitudinal mechanical wave, whose velocity depends on the rigidity or the extent of intermolecular forces in the sample. More the rigidity, higher the speed. Solids have maximum rigidity, as opposed to gases.
Wiki User
∙ 15y ago
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoSound travels through gases the fastest because its particles are furthest apart. They travel the fastest through solids because the particles are closest together and the vibrations are able to travel the fastest.
.
add. sound waves travel slowest in lossy solids such as rubber (40 - 50 m/s), lead (1100 m/s).
Sound travels fastest in Beryllium (13 000 m/s).
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoSound is a wave in materials. like ripples in a pond. the harder the material the faster the riples steel is hared then plastic hence the sound ripples travel faster.
To put it simply, because steel is harder then plastic. Sound travels faster and better through more dense objects because the sound waves can be carried along a denser substances more easily then a less dense one.
Wiki User
∙ 15y agoSpeed of sound is directly related to "stiffness". Most plastics are less stiff than steel, so those plastics will have a lower speed of sound than steel.
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoBecause steel is denser than plastic
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoiron
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoby air
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Does Sound wave travel slowest through a hot materials or a cold materials?
Hot, because the molecules in the material are farther apart, at least in a gas
What does sound travel slowest in?
by air
How well does sound travel through different materials?
It travels fastest through solids, slowest through gases, and liquids are in the middle.
Where does the sound travel slowest through?
wood
What medium does sound travel the slowest in?
Gases
Does Sound wave travel slowest through a hot materials or a cold materials?
Hot, because the molecules in the material are farther apart, at least in a gas
What does sound travel slowest in?
by air
How well does sound travel through different materials?
It travels fastest through solids, slowest through gases, and liquids are in the middle.
Where does the sound travel slowest through?
wood
What medium does sound travel the slowest in?
Gases
Why does a sound wave travel the slowest in a vacuum?
Sound waves don't just travel the slowest in a vacuum, they don't travel at all. The reason is that sound waves, like all mechanical waves, need a medium to travel through.
Through which one among the following materials does sound travel the slowest a air b glass c water d wood?
air
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.
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
Which one of the media does sound travel slowest through?
Air.
Do sound waves travel slowest through gases?
Yes
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.
