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Mechanical waves travel slowest in which physical state?
Mechanical waves travel slowest in gases compared to liquids and solids because gases have a lower density and their particles are further apart. This means there are fewer collisions between particles, leading to a slower wave speed.
What type of word is fast?
"Fast" is an adjective. It describes the speed at which something moves or happens.
How does a mechanical governor work?
A mechanical governor uses centrifugal force to regulate the speed of an engine. As engine speed increases, the governor mechanism moves outward, reducing the amount of fuel going into the engine. Conversely, as engine speed decreases, the governor mechanism moves inward, allowing more fuel to enter the engine. This system helps maintain a constant speed under varying loads.
What property of a wave describes how quickly it moves?
The speed of a wave describes how quickly it moves. It is determined by the medium through which the wave is traveling, such as air, water, or a solid material. The speed of a wave is typically calculated as the distance a wave travels divided by the time it takes to travel that distance.
Why does light travel slow through a solid?
Light travels slower through a solid because it interacts with the atoms and molecules within the solid, causing it to be absorbed and re-emitted multiple times as it moves through the material. This interaction leads to a decrease in the speed of light compared to its speed in a vacuum.
What happens to the speed of light as it moves from water into air?
The speed increases.
What happens when the speed at which a magnet moves is increased?
dissaipates
What happens when light passes into a material where the speed of light is lower?
It moves at a slower speed!
Happens when force moves an object over a distance?
speed
When a sound moves towards you what happens to the wave speed?
It stays the same.
If a solid mass travels at the speed of light and it passes through the suns ray to earth would it be seen?
A solid mass won't travel at the speed of light.A solid mass of any speed can block rays of light from the Sun, if it happens to pass in front of the Sun.A solid mass won't travel at the speed of light.A solid mass of any speed can block rays of light from the Sun, if it happens to pass in front of the Sun.A solid mass won't travel at the speed of light.A solid mass of any speed can block rays of light from the Sun, if it happens to pass in front of the Sun.A solid mass won't travel at the speed of light.A solid mass of any speed can block rays of light from the Sun, if it happens to pass in front of the Sun.
What happens to speed of sound when it goes from solid to gaseous state?
It decreases.
What happens to primary waves when they pass from solid to liquid?
they speed up
What happens when light moves from a solid to a liquid?
kill
A liquid cools down and changes to solid what happens to the speed of particles?
The average speed of the particles decreases.
Mechanical waves travel slowest in which physical state?
Mechanical waves travel slowest in gases compared to liquids and solids because gases have a lower density and their particles are further apart. This means there are fewer collisions between particles, leading to a slower wave speed.
What happens to the mass of a particle as the particle approacches the speed of light?
When any object with mass moves, no matter at what speed, its mass increases. The faster it moves, the faster its mass increases. And the closer to the speed of light it moves, the closer to infinity its mass grows.
