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QuizMultiple Choice

Wave Properties

Question 4 • PARTA - EOP: PGCPS BIOGEOCHEM CR (FALL2026) - 798113

Which is one factor that increases the speed of a sound wave?

Answer
A
higher temperature
B
lower temperature
C
traveling in a liquid rather than a solid
D
traveling in a gas rather than a liquid

Explanation

In a gas, sound travels faster when the temperature is higher because the particles move more rapidly and pass vibrations along more quickly. Sound also generally travels faster in solids than in liquids or gases, so choices C and D describe changes that would slow it down.

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