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I'll assume that the kind of vibration you're talking about is a compression wave.
The wave travels by pushing molecules forward. In the air, the molecules are far apart, so it takes a lot more energy for the wave to push the molecules. In solids, the molecules are packed together, so there is less space for energy to be lost. Think of it as a relay race; a runner can transfer the baton to the next runner faster and more easily if the next runner is closer. If the next runner is 1/4 mile away, the baton carrier will exert less energy than a baton carrier who must run one mile.
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Is frost a liquid or a solid?
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