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How elasticity of a medium affects the speed at which sound travels?
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∙ 8y ago
by causeing larger sound waves through objects
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∙ 15y agodensity and speed are directly proportional temperature and speed are inversely proportional
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∙ 10y agothey effect speed because the influence the speed
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∙ 12y agoDepending on the density, it can be easier or harder for the wave (light, sound) to travel though
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∙ 8y agoYes elasticity affects it. It is increasing with the elasticity.
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Sound travels in what kind of wave?
Sound is a longitudinal, mechanical wave that requires a medium.
How is the speed of sound affected by medium it travels through?
Sound is affected by the media. It travels high speed in solids generally.
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.
Why do sound waves travel faster through metal than air?
velocity of sound is proportional to modulus of elasticity of the medium. Metals have greater modulus of elasticity compared to that of air. Hence the result
Explain how temperature affects the speed of sound?
Speed of sound depends on the density of the medium. As temperature increases density decreases due to expansion in the volume. Hence speed of sound gets affected by the change in temperature. Speed of sound is directly proportional to the square root of the temperature of the medium.
Why velocity of sound depend upon nature of medium?
The velocity of sound depends on the nature of the medium because the properties of the medium, such as its density and elasticity, determine how quickly sound waves can travel through it. In general, sound travels faster in solids than in liquids, and faster in liquids than in gases, because solids have higher density and elasticity compared to liquids and gases. Additionally, the temperature of the medium can also affect the velocity of sound.
What is the fact of medium on the speed of sound?
Sound travels at different speeds depending on the medium. Sound will travel the fastest through solids.
What tree properties of a medium affect the speed of sound?
The speed of sound is affected by 3 properties: Elasticity and Density of the medium through which the sound waves travel, and the temperature of the medium. Media with higher elasticity, like iron, for instance, transmit sound faster. (Elasticity is the ability of a substance to return to its original shape after being deformed by a force applied to it. Rubber has high elasticity, too.)
How does elasticity affect the sped of sound through a medium?
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If a medium has a lot of elasticity will the sound travel slow in it?
No. Faster
How does the temperature affects the sound?
sound travels fastest in cold
Sound travels faster in a?
"dense medium"
Which medium sound travels faster?
solid
What do you call the path that sound travels in?
medium?
What travels through a medium as a disturbence?
Sound.
What are the reasons for the difference in the rate at which sound travel through a medium?
It is due to different elasticity and density of the medium
Sound is a disturbance that travels through a medium?
a medium as longitude wave
