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Sound actually travels faster in liquids like water and much faster in metals like steel than it does in gases. Consider why this might be.

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In which substances do sound not travel the quickest?

Sound does not travel as quickly in gases compared to solids and liquids due to the larger distances between particles in gases. This results in a slower transfer of vibrations between gas particles, leading to a slower speed of sound.


Does sound travel faster through a liquid or gas?

Sound travels faster through liquids than gases because the molecules in liquids are closer together, allowing sound waves to propagate more quickly.


A sound wave will travel most quickly in what?

A sound wave can travel mor quickly in water than in air


Does sound travel fastest through snow or steam?

Snow because snow is a solid and steam is a Gas and science has shoe that sound travels fastest through solids


What makes sound travel slowly?

Tempurature makes sound travel slowly. If it is cold outside sound travels slowly and if it is hot outside sound travels quickly.


Through which medium will sound travel most quickly?

when solids are packed tightly/closely together sound waves travel faster


What does sound travel though quickly and what most quickly?

Don't know that's why I am asking u


How quickly a sound reaches your ear depends on?

It depends on the distance it has to travel.


What does sound have to have to travel?

A medium. Gas, liquid or solid. It can't travel in a vacuum.


Is a sound travel ina vacue?

No, sound cannot travel in a vacuum. Sound moves by vibrating particles of a solid, liquid, or a gas. Since there are no particles in a vacuum, sound cannot travel through it.


Does sound travel in solida liguidor a gas?

Yes.


Does sound travel more quickly through a liquid or a solid?

A liquid