Why do sound waves move faster through the ground than through the air? a. Particles of matter are packed more loosely in the ground than in the air. b. Particles of matter are packed more tightly in the ground than in the air. c. Air doesn’t contain any particles of matter to transmit sound waves. d. The elevation of the ground is lower than the elevation of the air space.

The answer is b.particles of matter are packed more tightly in the ground than in the air. Since particles are packed more tightly together, it can transmit vibration from one particle to the next quickly and it moves four times faster in the ground than the air.

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smecloudbird18 smecloudbird18 · Answer 2 · 2022-07-27T23:53:20+02:00

Sound waves move faster through the ground than through the air because b. Particles of matter are packed more tightly in the ground than in the air.

What are sound waves ?

A sound wave is the pattern of disturbance caused by the movement of energy traveling through a medium (such as air, water or any other liquid or solid matter) as it propagates away from the source of the sound.

Sound wave travels fastest through solids. This is because molecules in a solid medium are compactly packed , the distance between the molecule is very less and they are much closer together than those in a liquid or gas, this is why sound waves travel more quickly in solid than in other mediums.

correct answer is :

b. Particles of matter are packed more tightly in the ground than in the air.

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