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Low-frequency sounds can travel the furthest distances because they have longer wavelengths that allow them to propagate farther with less attenuation. High-frequency sounds, on the other hand, have shorter wavelengths and are absorbed more quickly by the surrounding medium, limiting how far they can travel.

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What material does sound travel furthest through?

Sound travels furthest through solids because the particles in a solid are packed closely together, allowing for easier transfer of sound waves. Air is the least efficient medium for sound to travel through.


What frequencies travel furthest through water?

Low frequency sound waves, such as infrasound and low-frequency ultrasound, travel furthest through water because they have longer wavelengths and can penetrate water with less energy loss. High frequency sounds are absorbed more quickly by water due to their shorter wavelengths.


What is the furthest distance that a sound has been known to travel?

Sound waves produced by the eruption of the Krakatoa volcano in 1883 traveled over 3,000 miles, reaching Australia and the island of Rodrigues. This event holds the record for the farthest distance that sound has been known to travel through the atmosphere.


Why do you hear the sound with your right ear before your left ear?

The difference in hearing the sound with your right ear before your left ear is due to the time it takes for the sound waves to travel from the source to each ear. Sound waves travel faster through air than through the bones in your skull, which causes a slight delay in hearing the sound with the ear furthest from the source.


What kind of material carries sound the furthest?

Sound travels farthest through solids because the particles are closely packed, allowing vibrations to travel efficiently. Among solids, metals like steel and iron are particularly good at transmitting sound over long distances due to their high density and stiffness.

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What material does sound travel furthest through?

Sound travels furthest through solids because the particles in a solid are packed closely together, allowing for easier transfer of sound waves. Air is the least efficient medium for sound to travel through.


What type of sediment can travel the furthest?

Very fine silt will travel the furthest.


What frequencies travel furthest through water?

Low frequency sound waves, such as infrasound and low-frequency ultrasound, travel furthest through water because they have longer wavelengths and can penetrate water with less energy loss. High frequency sounds are absorbed more quickly by water due to their shorter wavelengths.


What is the furthest food has to travel to reach England?

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Which animal can travel the furthest in a day?

On foot, human.


Which animal can travel furthest in a day?

On foot, human.


Should sound travel best on liquid or a gas?

If by best you mean fastest and/or furthest, than sound travels better through liquid. This is because the speed (and distance) of sound is dependent on the density of the medium it is traveling through. Since sound waves travel better with compression, they move faster in more solid mediums because of the mediums' tightly packed molecules.


Which country has to travel the furthest for summer Olympics?

united kingdom


What is the furthest distance that a sound has been known to travel?

Sound waves produced by the eruption of the Krakatoa volcano in 1883 traveled over 3,000 miles, reaching Australia and the island of Rodrigues. This event holds the record for the farthest distance that sound has been known to travel through the atmosphere.


Which animal sends the furthest sound?

I believe it was the blue whale


Excluding travel What is the furthest major city in the world from Toronto Canada?

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Why do you hear the sound with your right ear before your left ear?

The difference in hearing the sound with your right ear before your left ear is due to the time it takes for the sound waves to travel from the source to each ear. Sound waves travel faster through air than through the bones in your skull, which causes a slight delay in hearing the sound with the ear furthest from the source.