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The speed of sound in a solid is what than the speed of sound in air?
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How does the speed of sound in air compare to the speed of sound in solid?
The speed of sound in a solid is faster than the speed of sound in air.
Why is the speed of sound in air faster than the speed of sound in solid?
its not
How does the speed of sound in steel compare with the speed of sound in air?
The speed of sound in steel is faster than the speed of sound in air.
Did the sound travel better through the string or through the air Why?
Sound will travel better in string because speed of sound on solids is greater than that in air. As string is a solid so sound will travel faster (or better) in string than in air
Describe the loudness of sound passing through a solid compared to sound passing through air?
Loudness is the quality of a sound that is the primary psychological correlate of physical strength or amplitude. I think you want to know the difference in sound pressure. In a solid body the speed of sound is faster than in air.
Does sound travel faster or slower through a solid than through air?
sound travels faster through a solid than through air
When traveling from air to a solid what would you expect a sound wave to do?
Speed up
Which is faster the speed of sound in air or the speed of light in air?
Speed of light in air ~ speed of light in vavuum = 3,00 *10^8 m/s speed of sound in air ~ 330 m/s. Speed of light is faster than sound in air
How does sound travel in solids?
The exact same way it travels in air or any other medium. By propagation - from one atom to the other.However the Speed of propagation (speed of Sound) will be very different depending on the composition of the solid. It tends to speed up in a solid vs air.
What is the speed of sound dependent on?
On the medium it is travelling in, or more precisely, the distance between particles of a medium : -Solid : Particles leave almost no space in between, so sound travel faster than liquid and air. -Liquid : Less close than the solid particles and more close than those of air, so sound travel faster than in air and slower than in solid. -Air : Gas particles are waaay far of each other and thus sound travels slowest in it.
Which is fastest sound or light waves?
-- In vacuum, the speed of sound is zero, so you can't compare them there.-- In air at sea level, the speed of light is about 874 thousand times the speed of sound.
Is the speed of sound equal to an electromagnetic wave?
No, speed of sound in air is much slower than the speed of light in vacuum.
