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Why does light travel more quickly through solids than through gasses?
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∙ 13y ago
Light generally doesn't travel faster through solids than through gases. Sound does, but not light.
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What can s waves not travel through?
S-waves cannot travel through liquids, but they can travel through solids and gases. P-waves can travel through solids, liquids and gases. Hope this helped! :D
P waves can travel through solids and liquids but S waves can only travel through solids P waves travel faster through rock than through liquid This fact is used to help determine the composition yo?
...the composition of the Earth.
Do secondary waves travel through solids but not through liquids?
Secondary waves are transverse or shear waves which are able to pass through solids, but are not able to pass through liquids.
Dose a primary wave travel through soilids and liquids?
Primary waves can travel through liquid and solids at certain speeds but some quakes can not travel through water.
Do primary waves travel through solids?
No because Primary wave will inconsult the water
What does P waves travel through?
Gasses, solids and liquids :P
What media can mechanical waves travel through?
solids, liquids, gasses
Which wave travels more slowly through gasses than solids?
Longitudinal (also know as compression) waves travel more slowly through gasses than solids.
What all can sound Travel through?
Anything with mass; solids, liquids, gasses.
Do sound waves travel better through solid liquids or gasses?
sound waves travel through best through solids because they are more dense, then liquids, and finally they travel the worst through gasses.
What kind of compressional waves travel through gasses liquids and solids?
Sound waves are an excellent example
What do shear waves travel through?
Shear waves travel through solids. They cannot travel through liquids and gasses (unlike compressive waves) and they can't travel through a vacuum (unlike electromagnetic waves).
Why do sounds travel quickly through solids and liquids but not gases?
because the particles are closer together so the vibrations are able to pass through them faster where as in gasses the particles are very spaced out so it takes longer to pass through the gas
Will a primary wave travel through liquid?
Yes. Primary waves are compression or longitudinal waves can pass through solids, liquids and gasses.
Does sound travel faster through a solid liquid gas?
The higher the density, the faster the sound. Solids, then liquids, then gasses.
How do solids allow sound waves to to travel so quickly?
sound moves through solids quickly because the molecules in a solid are closer together than in liquids or gasses and sound is just molecules bumping into each other. this allows the molecules to bump into each other faster and you hear the sound faster because of this. :)
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.
