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What are three states of matter in order through which sound travels from fastest to slowest?
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∙ 12y ago
Solids, liquids, gases
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agothe speed of sound depends on the material through which it's passing. it is greater in solids than in liquids or gases because the molecules in a solid are closer togather than in a liquid or gas. some values are given in the table below.
Material
Air(0°C)
Water
Concrete
Steel
Speed M/S
330
1400
5000
6000
in the air the speed increases with temperature and at high altitudes, where the temperature is lower, it is less than at sea-level. changes of atmospheric pressure do not affect it.
an estimate of the speed of sound can be made directly if you stand about 100 meters from a high wall or building and clap your hands. ECHOES are produced.
when the clapping rate is such that each clap coincides with the echo of the previous one, the sound has travelled to the wall and back in the time between two claps, i.e. one interval. by timing 30 intervals with a stopwatch, the time t for one interval can be found. Also knowing the distance d to the wall, a rough value is obtained from
speed of sound in air = 2d/t
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∙ 12y agoSolid sound travels the fastest, liquid is in the middle, then gas is the slowest.
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∙ 11y agoIt travels fastest in solids, then liquids, and slowest in gases. It doesn't travel through vacuum.
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What are the phases of matter from fastest to slowest that sound travels through?
It is fastest from Solid to Liquid to Gas. The next phase of matter after a gas is a plasma as in the solar wind.
Sound waves travels faster through what state of matter?
They travel fastest through air.
What is the correct corrtect order of a matter from slowest to fastest that molecules or particles move?
Slowest: Solid intermediate: Liquid Fastest: Gas
What does light travel through best empty space or matter?
Light travels fastest through empty space.
Sound travels the slowest through which of these?
The speed of sound in a material is dependent on several factors. Basically it travels through denser materials at a different rate than rarefied materials, through compressible materials at a different rate than incompressible materials, and through stiffer materials at a different rate than nonrigid materials. A slower velocity of sound would be noted in a dense, compressible nonrigid material.
What are the phases of matter from fastest to slowest that sound travels through?
It is fastest from Solid to Liquid to Gas. The next phase of matter after a gas is a plasma as in the solar wind.
Sound waves travels faster through what state of matter?
They travel fastest through air.
The speed of sound is fastest in what type of matter?
Sound travels fastest, and best through a solid. eg. steel
What is the correct corrtect order of a matter from slowest to fastest that molecules or particles move?
Slowest: Solid intermediate: Liquid Fastest: Gas
What does light travel through best empty space or matter?
Light travels fastest through empty space.
Why does sound travel slowest through gas than trough other forms of matter?
Sound travels slower through less dense matter because sound is the result of molecules hitting each other. When there are fewer molecules for the vibrating molecules to bump into, sound travels slower.
Sound travels through which type of matter?
Sound travels through all matter.
Why cant you get energy from the sun through convection?
Convection travels through matter. It won't travel through empty space.Convection travels through matter. It won't travel through empty space.Convection travels through matter. It won't travel through empty space.Convection travels through matter. It won't travel through empty space.
Sound travels the slowest through which of these?
The speed of sound in a material is dependent on several factors. Basically it travels through denser materials at a different rate than rarefied materials, through compressible materials at a different rate than incompressible materials, and through stiffer materials at a different rate than nonrigid materials. A slower velocity of sound would be noted in a dense, compressible nonrigid material.
Why is diffusion slowest in solids and fastest in gas?
Maybe its the slowest in solids because the particles on it is compressed or tightly squeezed.While in gas, they are the fastest because the particles moves freely because gas is the most spacious matter of the 4.
Why diffusion is fastest in gas and slowest in solids?
Maybe its the slowest in solids because the particles on it is compressed or tightly squeezed.While in gas, they are the fastest because the particles moves freely because gas is the most spacious matter of the 4.
What kind of wave is able to travel through both matter and empty space?
A type of wave that can travel through empty space as well as through matter is electromagnetic wave. Light travels fastest in empty spaces.
