2007-03-05 09:44:01 · 7 answers · asked by nee-nee 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
FALSE!
water is more dense and sound travels faster through it than air because of it
there are other factors to take into account, but all of them set aside, this is a false statement
2007-03-05 09:48:40 · answer #1 · answered by alex 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
FALSE, the speed of sound is about 343 m/s in air in water its around 1400 m/s. This has to do with the fact that liquids are incompressible and gases are easily compressed and that it is a compression type of wave (Longitudinal).
haha very funny, actually im a chemistry major and physics minor and just picked the name as a joke. I also work in a chemistry lab part-time...
2007-03-05 17:48:52 · answer #2 · answered by billybob 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
False. Density enhances conduction. Vacuum = 0 density = 0 conduction. Sound carries further in water.
2007-03-05 17:53:10 · answer #3 · answered by JAMES M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sound travels 10 tiems faster through iron than through air.
so its false, sound travels faster through denser materials.
and why is a guy named "billybob" answering PHYSICS questions???? should you be cleaning the weeds out of your fields by hand or something? lol jk
2007-03-05 19:44:53 · answer #4 · answered by Sanwi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
false, sound waves propogate better through denser materials:
http://library.thinkquest.org/19537/Physics4.html
2007-03-05 17:55:28 · answer #5 · answered by lynn y 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
false
2007-03-05 17:47:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the answer to that question would be true
2007-03-05 17:47:45 · answer #7 · answered by chasty 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋