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The speed, and therefore also the wavelength (for sound of a given frequency), are affected by temperature.

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What is the effect of temperature on 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 does the speed of sound change if the temperature of the medium change?

The speed of sound is directly proportional to the temperature of the medium. This is because temperature affects the average speed of the molecules in the medium, which in turn affects how quickly sound waves can travel through it. As temperature increases, the speed of sound also increases due to the higher molecular activity.


What temperature does sound travel faster in?

That depends on the nature of the medium through which it is traveling and how that medium's density is affected (if it is affected at all) by its change in temperature. The denser the medium, the faster sound travels through it. For example, in a sealed chamber containing a gas, the speed of sound is not affected by temperature unless it gets cold enough for the gas to condense to a liquid. As long as it remains a gas, changes in temparature only affect its pressure, not its density.


What property of sound changes with change in temperature?

The speed of sound changes with temperature. In general, sound travels faster in warmer temperatures and slower in colder temperatures. This is because the molecules in warmer air have more energy and can vibrate more quickly to transmit sound waves faster.


How velocity of sound in relation with salinity and temperature and pressure?

Speed of sound in water is affected by the oceanographic variables of temperature, salinity, and pressure. Look at the link: "How fast does sound travel in water?"


Does the speed of sound in water change with a temperature change?

yes it is changing. It's increasing with the temperature.


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.


Is the speed of sound waves affected by the volume or pitch?

Volume (loudness), pitch and timbre are approximately the correlates of signal amplitude, frequency and frequency spectrum, respectively. The speed of sound is not affected. Speed of sound is only affected by the temperature and not the air pressure.


What property of a wave is affected by the amount of energy transported?

Intensity of sound is affected. Intensity is the amount of sound energy passing in unit time. Higher intensity sounds can travel longer distances.


What does sounds travel faster in?

That depends on the nature of the medium through which it is traveling and how that medium's density is affected (if it is affected at all) by its change in temperature. The denser the medium, the faster sound travels through it. For example, in a sealed chamber containing a gas, the speed of sound is not affected by temperature unless it gets cold enough for the gas to condense to a liquid. As long as it remains a gas, changes in temparature only affect its pressure, not its density.


How is the speed of sound is affected by temperature?

The speed of sound increases with increasing temperature because the molecules in the medium vibrate more rapidly and transmit the sound waves faster. This means that sound travels faster in hotter temperatures compared to colder temperatures.


Which property of the sound wave undergoes a change with an increase in its energy?

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