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QuizMultiple Choice
Wave Interactions — Unit test
Question 2 • 26-27 IC Physics 7614B
The speed of sound in ice, water, and steam is shown.
Answer
A
Sound travels fastest in ice because energy is easier to transfer when the molecules are close together.B
Sound travels slowest in steam because the sound has to move around the gas molecules that are far apart.C
Sound travels fastest in ice because the temperature of solids is always greater, so the heat transfers the sound energy.D
Sound travels slowest in steam because the pressure is so great the sound cannot travel though the steam particles.