can we hear sounds better in water than in air.?

Answer 1

Sound Clarity is better in the air. However, sound waves travel farther in water and even better through solids.

Answer 2

You can hear sounds very well underwater. The Hard Rock Hotel in Orlando has underwater music in the pool which is quite nice.Your brain cannot determine direction of sound underwater due to the speed of sound being much faster and the brain doesn't deal with the time difference between ears in order to find location.

Answer 3

Some sonic effects are amplified under water, such as the concussion from an explosion (there's more material to slam into you), you might even be able to discern noises from greater distances, espescially if they are very deep, resonating sounds. However, I wouldn't say that we would hear "better" uderwater. The main problem is that water is in a liquid state, the consequence of this is that it takes more energy to move a molecule of water back and forth than it would to move a molecule of air. Since sound is nothing more than vibrations of matter that we detect, it would be a lot harder for us to detect the subtle differences in pitch and tone that make communication possible while under water.

Answer 4

technically no. while sound does travel 6 times farther in water than in air, because we arent aquatic animals we can't hear them as well as you can outside of water

so, you can hear sounds from farther away, but they sound distorted and strange

Answer 5

Of course... my friends and I have some of our best conversations underwater. If only the darn cell phone would work in the water.

Answer 6

no H2O acts like a sound muffler

Answer 7

Who on earth would ask a question like that ?