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What medium sound waves travel through?
Sound waves can travel through any matter- liquid, gas or solids. The denser the matter, the faster the sound travels. It cannot travel through vacuum- a vacuum is an absence of matter.
Does sound travel faster through steel or cloth?
sound travels faster through steel
Does sound travel faster through a solid block of metal or through air?
Sound travels faster through air. Though sound travels farther through solid objects (vibrations), it is faster when traveling through air waves.
Through which material does sound travel faster?
Sound travels faster through solid materials. The 2nd fastest is liquids.
What state of matter transmits sound fastest?
Sound travels further and faster in the more dense states of matter. Solids transmit sound faster than liquids or gases.
Sound travels through which type of matter?
Sound travels through all matter.
What medium sound waves travel through?
Sound waves can travel through any matter- liquid, gas or solids. The denser the matter, the faster the sound travels. It cannot travel through vacuum- a vacuum is an absence of matter.
Does sound travel faster through steel or cloth?
sound travels faster through steel
Is sound considered matter?
No, sound travels through matter but is not matter itself.
What does the medium through which sound travels affect?
Sound travels the fastest through dense materials, since sound is simply the transfer of kinetic energy between matter. Thus a more dense object creates faster sound waves.
Does sound travel faster through a solid block of metal or through air?
Sound travels faster through air. Though sound travels farther through solid objects (vibrations), it is faster when traveling through air waves.
Does the sound travel faster in steel then water because it vibrate faster?
No. The rate of the vibrations is the 'frequency' of the sound, and that doesn't change, no matter what kind of material the sound is traveling through. Sound travels faster through steel than through water or air because the steel is more dense.
Does sound travels faster or slower through a solid than through air?
Faster.
Can a sound be faster than a other sound?
yes, sound travels faster in liquids and solids than in gases e.g. faster in water than through air. The denser the solid, the faster the sound travels.
Will sound travel faster in solid liquid or gas?
Sound is a compression wave that travels via then vibrations of particles. If the particles are closer together then the wave (sound) moves faster. Particles are closer together in a liquid than a gas, therefore sound travels faster through liquids.
Would sound travel faster through water or through air?
sound travels faster through water than air.
Through which material does sound travel faster?
Sound travels faster through solid materials. The 2nd fastest is liquids.
