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Unit Test — Unit test

Question 11 • 25-26 TX-Physics B-CR

The speed of sound in ice, water, and steam is shown.

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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.
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