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Dense materials usually mean the atoms are closer to each other. Sound waves travel by causing vibration and transfer of energy. The close the atoms, the easier it is to transfer the energy. As the result, sound travels fastest in solid, then liquid, the least in gas matters.
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Do sound waves travel faster in water or in cooking oil?
I would say the water is quicker Sound travels fastest through more dense materials. Oil is more is less dense than water, meaning that sound travels faster through water than oil.
The medium through which sound waves travel affects the what?
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.
How does sound travel in air compared to how it travels with water?
oh i think its because um um i dont know um, um i know, though! Air is less dense, so sound travels quickly through it. Water is more dense than air, so sound does not penetrate it as well...so um, um i do know :) haha
Can airplanes travel faster than sound?
NO they can not travel faster than sound in thunder and lightning
Sound travels faster through what?
The speed of sound is determined by what it travels through. It travels faster through dense mediums, such as liquids, and doesn't travel at all in space, because there are no molecules to move sound waves along.
Why does sound travel faster in warm?
Because the molecules are less dense and they vibrate faster letting sound travel faster
Do sounds travel quicker or slower in more dense material?
sound travels faster in dense material like metal...for example train tracks....we can hear the train sound if u put your ear on the tracks.. Sound also travels faster in water than it travels in air.
Why does Sound travel faster through air than through wood?
It doesn't, sound travels faster through wood. The more dense the material the better the sound carries. Because wood is more dense than a gas such as oxygen the sound travles faster through the wood.
Does the sound of a bomb explosion travel faster in air than the sound produced by a chirping bird?
No. Speed depends on how dense the material is that the sound travels through- it travels faster in dense water than in light air. The VOLUME of the sound has no bearing on the speed that it travels.
Through which medium sound travells the most and why?
if by "most" you mean the fastest...the more dense the material the faster sound can propagate. The closer molecules are together the faster the "message" can be sent down the line. Although sound travels very fast in air, gases are not dense at all. Sound would travel faster in water than air, and faster in glass than water. I am unsure what the fastest material would be, perhaps a metal that is very dense.
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 travel faster through maple syrup or sand?
The denser the material the faster sound will travel. Maple syrup is denser then sand.
Why does sound travel faster in a liquid than a gas?
because water is less dense
How sounds travel in different mediums?
Sound travels faster the more dense the medium
Why does sound travel faster in a liquid than in a gas?
because water is less dense
Through which material does sound travel faster?
Sound travels faster through solid materials. The 2nd fastest is liquids.
Why sound travels faster during night time?
The only reason it would travel faster is if the air was more dense.
