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Q: Will sound travel faster through air or steel?
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Does sound travel faster through steel or cloth?

sound travels faster through steel


What do you think sound will travel faster through plastic or steel?

steel


What substance will sound travel through more quickly water air or steel?

Steel, The greater the density, the faster sound travels through it.


How many times faster does sound travel through steel than through air?

15 times faster


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.


How much faster does a sound travel through steel than through water?

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Would sound waves travel faster in water or steel?

I am not sure about distance, I think it may be further but NOT SURE, But, I do know it travels WAY faster in steel, something like 10 times faster.


Does sound travel faster though steel than it does through water?

Yes it does. In general, sound travels through a medium that has a higher density.


Does sound travel faster in cold air or in steel?

Sound travels faster in steel than in air, regardless of temperature.


What substance will a sound wave travel fastest through?

Sounds travels faster through denser materials. It is lowest in air, gets faster through water, faster yet through steel.


Why do sound waves travel faster in steel than in air or water?

steel sound waves always go faster in solids


Why do sound waves travel faster in steel than in air?

As wave is a type of disturbance and propagates through atom to atom of the medium and in case of steel atoms(molecules) are much closer as compared to atoms(molecules) so sound waves travel faster in steel than in air.