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Sound waves travel fastest through solids because the particles in a solid are closely packed together, allowing the vibrations to propagate quickly. In comparison, sound waves travel slower through liquids and even slower through gases because the particles in these states of matter are further apart, causing more resistance to the wave motion. Therefore, materials with higher density and stronger intermolecular forces, such as solids, allow sound waves to travel at their maximum speed.
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What type of waves travel through liquids fastest?
there is no specific wave they all travel faster through water but scientifically speaking sesmic waves do i belive also The speed of sound depends on the medium in which it is transported. The speed of sound is slow in gases, like in air. The speed of sound is faster in liquids, like in water. The speed of sound is fastest in solids, like in metal.
Is Primary wave the fastest wave?
i think so.. :/ Travel fastest through rock material causing rock particles in the rock to move back or forth
What does sound wave move fastest in?
water Dense solid objects
Will sound travel faster in solid liquid or gas?
Sound is a compression wave that travels via then vibrations of particles. If the particles are closer together then the wave (sound) moves faster. Particles are closer together in a liquid than a gas, therefore sound travels faster through liquids.
Can a p wave travel through gas?
Yes, a P-wave can travel through gas. P-waves are seismic waves that are the fastest and can travel through solids, liquids, and gases. They compress and expand the material they travel through, which allows them to propagate through gases as well.
Do sound waves need a material to travel in?
sound wave need material becuse sound wave formed by compresion and rarefaction
What can a sound wave travel the fastest through?
A solid with highest Young's modulus probably diamond
Why is soundwave can travel to all kinds of matterbut not to a vacuum?
a sound wave is the movement of the molecules of the material, so no molecules no sound wave.
Which travel faster a radio wave or sound wave?
A radio wave travels about 874,000 times as fast as a sound wave,plus it doesn't need any material to move through, as sound does.
Does sound need to travel through material?
Sound (and vibration) are a wave system of sequential compressions and rarefactions of a material. These waves are mechanical and do need a substance through which to travel. They cannot travel through a vacuum.
Why can't a sound wave travel through a vacuum?
It needs a material medium for propagation
A wave that requires a medium to travel?
A mechanical wave, such as a sound wave or a water wave, requires a medium to travel because it relies on the vibration or movement of particles in the medium to propagate energy. Without a medium, these waves cannot transfer their energy.
What do Sound wave not travel?
Sound wave do not travel through vaccum as it need medium to travel.
How sound waves travel through a material?
Sound waves travel through a material by causing particles in the material to vibrate back and forth in the direction of the wave. The disturbance created by these vibrations passes from one particle to the next, transmitting the sound energy through the material. The speed of sound in a material depends on the density and elasticity of the material.
How does sound go through objects?
Sound can travel through solids, liquids, and gases by causing the particles of the medium to vibrate. When a sound wave encounters a material, the particles in the material vibrate and transfer the sound energy through the medium. The denser the material, the faster sound will travel through it.
What is the fastest seismic wave that moves back and forth?
The fastest seismic wave that moves back and forth is the P-wave, or primary wave. P-waves are compressional waves that travel through solids, liquids, and gases and are the first to be detected during an earthquake. They move by causing particles in the material they travel through to vibrate in the same direction as the wave's propagation.
Can sound travel or heard in a vacuum?
Cannot be heard as sound being a mechanical wave badly needs a material medium
