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Sound is always a pressure wave, regardless of the medium it is passing through. The particles making up the medium (whether solid, liquid, or gas) are always moving back and forth in the same direction as the wave is moving.
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∙ 11y agocloser together, thus retract one another and travel much quicker in this medium compared to liquids and gases
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Do sound waves trave their fastest in solids?
Yes. Sound waves travel fastest through solids.
Sound waves travel fastest in what?
solids
Sound waves travel faster through what?
Solids.
What medium do sound waves travel fastest in?
solids
Does sound travel through solids or gases faster?
Sound travels faster through solids because, molecules in solids are much closer together so this allows sound waves to travel faster.
Do sound waves trave their fastest in solids?
Yes. Sound waves travel fastest through solids.
Are soundwaves longitudinal waves?
longitudinal wave
What waves travel faster through liquids and solids?
Sound waves, being longitudinal in nature, travels faster in liquids and solids.
Sound waves travel fastest in what?
solids
What waves travel through solids liquids and gases?
Seismic waves travel through solids, liquids, and gases.
What do sound waves travel farther through?
Solids.
Sound waves travel faster through what?
Solids.
What medium do sound waves travel fastest in?
solids
Are sound waves longitudinal in solids?
No Sound waves are longitudinal. Being longitudinal they cannot be POLARISED.
How do sound waves travel through gas?
Compression waves (same as for solids & liquids).
Can sound waves travel in solids and liquids?
Yes, they certainly can.
Waves travel faster through liquids and solids?
sound
