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Dense materials usually mean the atoms are closer to each other. Sound waves travel by causing vibration and transfer of energy. The close the atoms, the easier it is to transfer the energy. As the result, sound travels fastest in solid, then liquid, the least in gas matters.
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Do sound waves travel faster in water or in cooking oil?
I would say the water is quicker Sound travels fastest through more dense materials. Oil is more is less dense than water, meaning that sound travels faster through water than oil.
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.
Can airplanes travel faster than sound?
NO they can not travel faster than sound in thunder and lightning
Sound travels fastest in?
Sound travels fastest in dense solids(steel, diamond, etc.). Since the particles of dense solids are very close to each other, the transfer of sound energy from one particle to another is much easier.
How does sound travel in air compared to how it travels with water?
oh i think its because um um i dont know um, um i know, though! Air is less dense, so sound travels quickly through it. Water is more dense than air, so sound does not penetrate it as well...so um, um i do know :) haha
Does the sound of a bomb explosion travel faster in air than the sound produced by a chirping bird?
No. Speed depends on how dense the material is that the sound travels through- it travels faster in dense water than in light air. The VOLUME of the sound has no bearing on the speed that it travels.
Do sounds travel quicker or slower in more dense material?
sound travels faster in dense material like metal...for example train tracks....we can hear the train sound if u put your ear on the tracks.. Sound also travels faster in water than it travels in air.
Why does Sound travel faster through air than through wood?
It doesn't, sound travels faster through wood. The more dense the material the better the sound carries. Because wood is more dense than a gas such as oxygen the sound travles faster through the wood.
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.
Does sound travel faster through maple syrup or sand?
The denser the material the faster sound will travel. Maple syrup is denser then sand.
Why does sound travel faster in a liquid than a gas?
because water is less dense
How sounds travel in different mediums?
Sound travels faster the more dense the medium
Why does sound travel faster in a liquid than in a gas?
because water is less dense
What material allows sound to travel 4 times faster?
Sound travels about 15 times faster in steel compared to air.
Does sound travel faster through a solid liquid or gas and how?
Solid. Because it's more dense.
Why does light travel faster that sound in the air?
Sound requires the physical motion of material. Light doesn't.
What does sound travel the fastest in air or water?
faster in water than in air <><><> Agree. The denser the material, the faster sound travels through it.
