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Q: Why sound travels faster through metal than through water?
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Does sound travel faster through a solid block of metal or through air?

Sound travels faster through air. Though sound travels farther through solid objects (vibrations), it is faster when traveling through air waves.


How a medium affect sound?

Sound speed is changing with medium. Metal medium has high speedsfor sound.


Does sound travel fastest in metal?

sound travels faster in solids. sound travels faster in metals like steel


Does sound travel faster through steel or cloth?

sound travels faster through steel


Does sound travels faster or slower through a solid than through air?

Faster.


Can a sound be faster than a other sound?

yes, sound travels faster in liquids and solids than in gases e.g. faster in water than through air. The denser the solid, the faster the sound travels.


Will sound travel faster in solid liquid or gas?

Sound is a compression wave that travels via then vibrations of particles. If the particles are closer together then the wave (sound) moves faster. Particles are closer together in a liquid than a gas, therefore sound travels faster through liquids.


Is the speed of sound affected by a medium through which it travels?

Yes. Sound travel faster through water than air n fastest through compact solid material like metal.


Is the speed of sound affected by the medium which it travels through?

Yes. Sound travel faster through water than air n fastest through compact solid material like metal.


Would sound travel faster through water or through air?

sound travels faster through water than air.


Through which material does sound travel faster?

Sound travels faster through solid materials. The 2nd fastest is liquids.


Does sound travel faster or slower through a solid than through air?

sound travels faster through a solid than through air