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Longitudinal (also know as compression) waves travel more slowly through gasses than solids.

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How does sound travel through solids liquids gasses?

In solids, sound travels through the vibration of molecules in a compressional wave. In liquids, sound also travels through compressional waves but with less resistance to movement compared to solids. In gases, sound travels through the propagation of pressure waves created by vibrating molecules.


How does sound travel differently though solid and gases?

It may seem awkward, but sound actually travels faster through solids than gasses, especially dense solids.


Which type of wave travels slower through gasses than it does through solids?

Sound waves travel slower through gases than through solids. This is because gases have lower density and stiffness compared to solids, which affects the speed of sound waves traveling through them.


Why does light travels slowly through solids?

Simply put, because it bumps into things as it travels though a solid.


What does sound travel slowly through?

Sound travels slower through materials that are denser and have a higher elasticity. For example, sound travels more slowly through water, glass, and solids compared to air because the particles are more tightly packed together, causing sound waves to move more slowly through them.


How does sound travels through the 3 states of matter?

Sound travels through solids the fastest, as the particles in solids are closely packed, enabling vibrations to propagate quickly. In liquids, sound travels at a slower speed compared to solids, as the particles are less tightly packed. In gases, sound travels slowest due to the large distance between particles, causing vibrations to propagate more slowly.


Sound travels through the air or water or solids by?

sound can travel in all three media(solids liquid and gas)and travels fastest through solids.


Which type of wave travels slower through gasses then through solids?

Sound waves travel slower through gases than through solids due to the lower density and larger spacing between particles in gases, which results in reduced collision frequency and slower propagation of the wave.


Does heat move faster through solids or liquids and gasses?

no


What elements turn into gasses?

Liquids can through evaporation, and solids can through combustion.


Does sound travel faster through a solid liquid gas?

Sound travels fastest through solids because the particles in solids are closer together and transmit vibrations more efficiently. In liquids, the particles are more spread out, so sound travels slower. Gas is the slowest medium for sound to travel through due to the large spaces between particles.


What does P waves travel through?

Gasses, solids and liquids :P