As with light, so with sound. Well, not always, but there are a few parallels, and one of those parallels is speed. The material (or medium) that sound passes through affects its speed. How so?For a benchmark, let's use the speed of sound in air at the beach in Malibu on sunny, 70-degree day -- 1,125 feet/sec (666 mph), also known as Mach 1.
How will the speed of a given sound change (FASTER, SLOWER, NO CHANGE) in the following scenarios:
...on top of Mount Everest?
...submerged in a pool?
...through a wall?
...in Florida (same air temperature as Malibu, at sea leavel, but much more humid)?
...in space?
Mt. Everest: On top of Mt. Everest the speed of sound in the air will slow down a significant amount. Since the air on Mt. Everest is less dense, the sound slows down because it cannot travel through the particles.
ReplyDeletePool: In a pool the sound with slow down as well. Since the pool is liquid and the particles in it are not solid sound travels much slower in a pool as well.
Wall: Sound will travel faster through a wall because the wall is composed of solid particles. Since the wall has a denser medium sound can travel through the particles much faster.
Florida: The sound will travel as fast as it does in Malibu, maybe a little faster because it is so humid outside. The water particles in the air are much closer together and therefore the sound will travel faster through it.
Space: Sound will not travel in space because there is no medium in space therefore you will not be able to hear anything.
Soundwaves will transmit the fastest through a wall because the wall is completely solid and dense. There are more particles in the wall and sound will travel much faster through it because of this medium.
On Mt Everest there is less air; therefore less of a medium. Because there is less air ( the medium ), the sound will travel slower.
ReplyDeleteIn a pool, the sound will travel slow because of the liquid. Liquids can not compress, and the creation of sound is the compression of the air particles in the air.
Sound will be able to travel rather fast through the wall because of the walls greater density. There is more " stuff " for the sound waves to travel through.
In Florida, because it is more humid there are more air molecules for the sound to travel through. Much like Malibu the sound with travel at a fast rate; however, it will be faster than in Malibu due to the humidity and more " stuff ".
Sound will not travel in space because there is no air; therefore, no medium.
The speed that sound travels at depends on the density of the medium it passes through; the higher density the medium has, the faster the sound travels. On top of Mount Everest, sound would travel slower than in Malibu because of the much higher altitude. Fluids (including gaseous air) settle according to their densities, so the higher the altitude, the less dense the air is and threfore, the slower sound moves. When submerged in a pool, sound would travel faster than in Malibu's air because air is less dense than liquid is; the more medium sound has to travel through, the faster it will go. When going through a wall, the sound will travel faster than in Malibu's air because solids are much more dense than air is. In Florida, the humidity will make the air more dense, so sound will travel faster than in the not humid Malibu air. In space, sound will move VERY slowly because there is no medium for sound to travel through in space. Sound would travel fastest out of all the options through the wall, as the wall is the most dense medium out of the options.
ReplyDeleteOn Mt Everest the sound will travel slower because there are less air particles to transfer the energy than at sea leavel.
ReplyDeleteIn a pool the sound would travel faster than in Malibu because the water is more dense than air and acts as more of a medium.
When going through a wall the sound will travel faster than in Malibu because the density of the wall works as a medium for the energy to transfer.
In space the sound would not be abe to travel at all because at zero density there is zero sound.
On Mount Everest there is a less dense medium and so the sound will slow down.
ReplyDeleteSubmerged in a pool, the sound will travel faster because water is a more dense medium.
A wall is solid, and therefore more dense, so sounds will travel faster through walls.
Florid a the sounds will travel just a little bit faster, because the humidity adds a small amount of density to the air.
In space sound cannot travel at all because there is zero density.
The wall will transmit sound waves the fastest because it is the most dense, and according to the physics we've learned, sound travels faster through more dense mediums.
Mount Everest- the air is not very dense because it is so high up so the sound will travel slowly through the air.
ReplyDeletePool- the water particles will be denser than the air over Mount Everest so sound will travel through faster than above Mt. Everest
Wall- the wall is solid so sound will travel through the dense particles very quickly.
Florida- the sound travel would be just about the same as the speed in Malibu. So there would be no change. This is because the Density of the air is around the same.
Space- there's no air, therefore no medium and nothing or sound to travel through.
Sound would probably travel the fastest through the wall because the molecules are so tightly compacted together that it would make an easy medium for sound to travel through.
on top of Mount Everest? On top of Mount Everest the air is less dense because there is less atmosphere above it,whereas there is a lot more atmosphere present above sea level. Since the air is less dense there is less of a medium for the sound to travel through so it will be comparatively slower than the transmission of sound waves in Malibu.
ReplyDelete...submerged in a pool? A pool has more particles in a given space (density) than air so there is more of a medium for the sound waves to travel through. Ultimately, just as Newton's cradle transfers energy to its individual pieces the sound waves will do this faster in water since the molecules are closer.
...through a wall? Since a wall is the most dense out of all of these items the molecules will be the most compact so the sound waves will travel the fastest.
...in Florida (same air temperature as Malibu, at sea leavel, but much more humid)?
Compared to normal air the humidity means there are more molecules present in the air making this air have a greater density resulting in a faster transmission of sound waves.
...in space? Since space has no air (therefore no density) there is no medium so the sound waves are unable to transfer their energy at all.
On the top of Mount Everest the air is not as dense than it would be at the bottom so there is not many mediums for the sound waves to pass through so the sound will travel slowly though the air.
ReplyDeleteSubmerged in a pool is full of liquid which is not a solid or dense substance so the source will not bounce off as quickly because there is no medium.
Sound bounces off of walls very well because it is a dense object and it is used as a medium.
In Florida the humidity will probably cause the air to be a little more dense so the sound will travel faster than it would in the less humid Malibu.
In space there would be no sound at all because there are no mediums in space so no sound can be created unless there happens to be some sort of particle in floating around.
The higher the compressibility of a medium, the faster the sound travels through since sound waves go faster when around more stuff than sound waves that are not around a lot of stuff. It would be slow in Mt. Everest because the air pressure is lower making compressibility less likely to occur. The sound would travel faster in a pool because there is more liquid density (a medium) for the sound to compress. The speed will get faster going through a solid wall, and this also applies to. The density in humidity in the Florida air (sound travels faster). Sound does not travel in space because space does not have a medium for sound to compress on. The wall (if made of a dense metal) would have sound waves travel fastest through it since a metal is a denser medium (more compression) than a swimming pool filled with water (less compression).
ReplyDelete...on top of Mount Everest?
ReplyDeleteThe sound would travel much slower on top of Mount Everest than in Malibu at seal level because on top of Mount Everest the air temperature is much lower and therefore less dense. The sound has less of a medium to travel through and must travel much slower.
...submerged in a pool?
The sound in a pool would travel faster than the sound in Malibu because water is denser than air. The density of the pool water gives the sound a greater medium to travel nice and quickly through.
...through a wall?
The sound through a wall would travel fastest of the group. The wall is a solid dense object, the most dense of the group, and the sound will travel more quickly because the greater density allows it to.
...in Florida?
The sound would travel in Florida slightly faster than the sound in Malibu because the air is denser. The humidity suggests that there are more water particles in the air and that it is denser, giving it a greater medium for the sound to travel through.
...in space?
The sound would not travel at all in space. The atmosphere is not dense enough and the sound would have no medium to travel through inorder to create a vibration and sound compression wave.
The wall, being the most dense, will provide the fastest medium for the sound to travel through. Sound compression waves need a medium like air or solid objects to pass through; the denser the object the fast the waves travel so the wall would provide the best medium. Space has no medium therefore no way for the sound waves to travel. Sound waves would travel faster than Everest in Florida because they would have more dense air to travel through, while the second best option would be the water due to its density the sound waves would travel the very fast.
ReplyDeleteOn top of Mount Everest there is a significant decrease in the amount of the air that is present. Since there is less air present at a high altitude, then sound will travel slowly. Whereas, if I were to be submerged in a pool, the sound would have no choice but to travel faster because the pool is in fact denser then air. When traveling through a wall, which is the most dense of them all. The sound waves would turn out to be the fastest. In Florida, the humidity would add density, causing sound to have the ability to travel faster then in Malibu.As for sound traveling in space, it would be impossible. Space has no definite density.
ReplyDeleteOn the top od Mt. Everest the sound waves would move slower due to less density and smaller air particles(stuff) to pass through.
ReplyDeleteSubmerged in the pool would in fact transmit sound faster because water is more dense than air and has more of a mass to pass through
The wall being the most dense will have the fastest sound wave transmission for its solid make up of particles allows complete passage through solid.
In Florida it will even move faster because the humidity allows the air to be more dense and enables more "stuff" for the sound waves to pass through.
In space,there really is no density therefore there isnt anything for soundwaves to pass through.
As i said before, the wall will transmit sound waves the fastest because its the most dense and the most solidified object, allowing sound to move through this solid quicker than say the less denser air or water.
On Mount Everest, we will find that the air is less dense due to the high altitude. So, sound will have less of a medium to travel through. Thus producing slower traveling sounds. While submerged in a pool, the sound will move at a much faster speed because there is more stuff to travel through. A wall is the thickest object given. Since the wall is very dense the sound waves will produce a very fast wave. Florida's sounds waves will be faster than Malibu's sound waves because humidity means greater density. So, since Florida has a greater density of are particles, its sounds waves will travel faster. Finally, sound cannot travel in space because there is no density and no medium to travel through.
ReplyDeleteMount Everest has less air molecules therefore less air pressure. The sound will move slower because the sound has to from molecule to molecule and since there are less air molecules on top of Mount Everest the sound will have more difficulty passing through. When you are submerged in a pool the wound will go faster because there are more atoms and molecules that the sound can move to and fro. In florida the sound waves would be faster because of the humidity. Humidity is essentially just more water vapor in the air so the sound will have more molecules to pass its sound to and fro. In space there would be no sound like we discussed in class because there is no density in space and there are no molecules or atoms for the sound to travel from or to.
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ReplyDeleteOn the top of Mount Everest, there is much less air molecules in the air compared to the air at sea level. Due to the less "stuff" in the air on Mount Everest, the speed of a given sound would sound lower because the air is less dense causing there to be less of a medium compared to sea level. In a submerged pool, the density as well as the medium are greater than air causing the sound to be much louder. If one was to speek through a wall there voice would sound much lounder due to the greater density of the wall. In Florida, the sound will move faster due to the denser air caused by the extra water molecules floating in the air. In space there is no type of "medium", therefore making it impossible to hear sound in space.
ReplyDelete...in space?
On Top of Mount Everest: Mount Everest is at a higher elevation so sound would travel slower. The higher altitude, which has less air, is a slower medium to travel through.
ReplyDeleteSubmerged in a Pool: Sound would travel faster than in Malibu. Liquid is more dense than air
In Florida: Humidity makes the air denser. Sound will travel faster than in Malibu
In Space: In Space sound will barely or not move because there is no medium for sound to travel through. The air is not dense
Sound waves will travel fastest through a wall. There are many more particles moving the sound.
On Mount Everest: sound would travel slower because of the air's lower pressure, which contains a lower density, which causes the energy within the waves to dissipate and creates difficulty in waves reaching a certain spot, for example 30 feet away, than for instance, in Malibu.
ReplyDeleteSubmerged in a pool: sound will travel faster because of the higher density of a liquid(water), which allows energy to travel more efficiently than in air or a gas. The water molecules are much closer together than gas molecules in air.
Through a wall: because walls are solid and solids are generally more compact and dense than gases, sound would travel much faster than in Malibu, as the waves would be transferred more efficiently through the more compact matter in the same space.
FLORIDA: In Florida, the sound will travel nearly at the same speed, although the humidity increases the density of air which theoretically makes waves travel faster, but the difference in humidity is so minuscule that the difference is almost none to the human ear.
In space: Since there's no medium for sound to travel through, sound will not travel. Sound will travel slower, so slow that it won't travel at all!
Since the wall is made of solid (I think), therefore sound travels fastest through the wall because of the higher density which allows energy expressed in waves to be passed more efficiently.
-Mount Everest:
ReplyDeleteThe climate on top of Mt. Everest has much less pressure and thus less density, therefore, sound would travel much more gradually compared to somewhere where the air was more dense.
-A Pool:
In a pool, sound will travel quickly due to how much more dense water is than air. The denseness of the water provides a better and easier medium for air to traverse through.
-A wall:
Because of the solidity of the wall, the wall is the most dense and therefore sound can travel through extremely fast. The wall would probably have the fastest compression waves of all the choices because of the greatest density.
- In Florida:
Because of the humidity which increases density, sound waves would travel quicker in Florida than sound waves in Malibu would.
-In space:
There would not be any sound in space. Sound is not able to travel since there isn't a medium to cause a compression wave.
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Mount Everest: As we learned earlier, as we gain elevation the air gets less and less dense, which makes it harder for us to breathe. As a result, there is not much for the sound to travel through, making the sound slower than it would be in Malibu.
ReplyDeleteSubmerged in Pool: Liquids are not very dense, but they are more dense than air. Therefore, the sound would travel faster than it would in Malibu.
Through a Wall: A wall is solid unlike air and liquid, allowing the sound to travel through more "stuff", effectively making the sound travel faster than it would in Malibu.
In Florida: The sound would travel faster in Florida than in Malibu because it is more humid, so the sound has more to travel through because there are more particles in the air.
In Space: There is no "stuff" or medium for sound to travel through when in space, so there is almost no sound at all.
I think the wall will transmit sound waves the fastest because it is the most dense out of all the options given, which gives the sound more to travel through.
Sound is a type of compression wave, and by definition, requires a medium to travel through. The denser the medium the faster the sound waves can travel, because the compressions will be closer together, meaning there is a more immediate impact. At the top of Mount Everest, the pressure is low, and therefore the rate at which sound travels will be slower. In Florida, because of the density of the air, being higher than Mount Everest, due to its lower elevation and water vapors, will produce a slightly higher speed of sound. In the water, although sound may seem distorted, it travels considerably faster, because the molecules are considerably more compressed. A wall will therefore be the quickest medium for sound to travel through, because it the most pressurized and compact. Although, sound may travel faster through this medium, a greater amplitude is needed to transfer the energy, because the energy needs to move more stuff, if it wants to perform with the same amount of work. Space is right out. There is no medium in space, and because of this, no sound.
ReplyDeleteSound is a type of compression wave that needs a medium to travel. If the medium is denser the sound will travel faster. At the top of Mount Everest, the air is less dense which makes it harder for sound to travel. In Florida, there is a bit more density in the air because of the humidity. Water is probably one of the best ways for sound to travel though it may sound warped, the waves can travel incredibly fast. Mammals such as whales and dolphins use sonar to communicate thousands of miles away. A wall is the best way because it is more tightly compact and the waves can travel right through. In space there is no medium for sound which equals complete SILENCE. (sorry Star Wars)
ReplyDeleteMount Everest: on top of mount everest, sound will move more slowly because there is less air to tranmit sound
ReplyDeletesubmerged in a pool: liquids are more dense than air so sound would travel a lot faster than in air
through a wall: sound cannot travel through a wall and will just bounce off, so i think the sound would be the same
in Florida (same air temperature as Malibu, at sea leavel, but much more humid): hmidity would cause sound waves to move faster in Florida than in Malibu
in space: there is no air in space so sound would be difficult to transmit and incredibly slower than in air
On Mt. Everest the sound's frequency would be lower due to the increase in altitude which is also a decrease in the amount of air molecules which gives the waves less of a medium to reverberate off of. In the situation of the pool, the water's mass allows the water to be amplituded because the waves project throughout the water's mass. This call also be applied in the situation with the wall! If close enough to the wall, the sound waves will be amplified throughout the wall! As for space... There is no medium what so ever for the sound waves to bounce off of, causing event the bighest exploson to produce nothing but complete silence!
ReplyDeleteIf you are on top of Mt. Everest the air gets less dense as you increase your elevation wich means the air is thinner. This less dense thinner air affects sound by slowing it down because there is not as much air for the sound to travel.
ReplyDeleteIf you are in a pool sound will travel faster because a water is more dense than air which means that the sound can travel throughout the pool faster.
A wall is much denser and a lot more heavier than air so sound would travel extremely fast. Of all the options on this assignment the wall probably enables the sound to travel the fastest.
In Florida, sound would be very similar to that in Malibu, however due to humidity and denser air the sound would travel a little faster. The sound would travel a little faster in Florida because it has more medium due to the denser air.
In space, sound would not and does not travel at all. This occurs because there is no medium in space and in order for vibrations and sound waves to travel there has to be some some type of medium or particle to make the sound travel.
At Mt. Everest, the sound will travel slower because the air is less dense.. So the molecules take more time to transfer energy into the next one.
ReplyDeleteIn a pool, the water is more dense than air, so the sound will travel faster.
The wall is the most dense, so the sound will travel the fastest out of all the options, because the molecules are so close together, that the energy gets tranfered through them much faster.
In Florida, the fact that it is more humid makes it slighly more dense, meaning that the sound will travel a little faster.
In Space, there would be no sound at all. There must be air in order to have sound, and there is no air in space. So no molecules can tranfer energy to any molecules.
The speed of a given sound depends on the density of the medium (or material) the speed passes through.
ReplyDeleteIn comparison to the speed of sound in sunny, 70 degree Malibu air-- 1,125 feet/sec (666 mph), or Mach 1...
On top of Mt. Everest, the speed of a given sound would slow down. The speed of a given sound would slow down because on top of Mt. Everest, the air temperature is very cold. Thus, because air molecules are more spaced out and therefore less pressurized, the air is much less dense. Because the air is much less dense, there would be less of a medium for the speed of sound to pass through and the sound would travel more slowly.
Submerged in a pool, the speed of a given sound would speed up. Although sound is distorted in water, it actually moves faster because, to put it simply, water molecules are closer to one another than air molecules are; therefore, water is more dense than air/gas. Thus, because the speed of sound would have more of a medium to pass through, the speed of sound would travel faster.
*Through a wall, the speed of a given sound would speed up. The wall would actually transmit sound waves the FASTEST because due to it being a solid, the wall is the most dense. The molecules in a firm wall are tightly packed, or compressed together; thus a wall is most dense. Since the wall is most dense, the speed of sound would have the most medium to pass through out of the scenarios, thus, the sound waves would travel fastest.
In Florida, although it has the same air temperature as Malibu at sea level, because the air is much more humid, the speed of a given sound would speed up. The speed of a given sound would speed up due to the higher density of air due to the presence of more compressed water molecules in the air--the humidity. The humid air provides more of a medium, or material, for the sound waves to travel through, thus, the speed of a given sound in Florida would speed up.
In space, sound does not travel AT ALL. This because space is "space." There is nothing at all in the air--no medium--for sound waves to travel through; thus, sound does not travel at all.
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The speed of sound depends on the medium in which it passes through.
ReplyDeleteAt the peak of Mt. Everest, the speed of sound would definitely slow down. This is because the air temperature in this setting is quite cold. This cold temperature results in the air molecules being more spaced out and thus the air is much less dense and has more pressure. Due to this, less of a medium would be present for the speed of sound to pass through and that would cause the sound to travel more slowly.
When submerged in a pool, the sound in a pool would travel with greater speed. It moves faster because the water molecules are closer together compared to air molecules, resulting in water being more dense than gas. Due to the fact that the speed of sound has more of a medium to pass through, it results in the speed of sound potentially traveling faster.
Space: There is no travel of sound in space. There also is no medium for sound waves to maneuver through which results in no travel.
Through a wall:
The speed of sound would speed up because it is the most pressurized and compact medium of all the listed ones above.
In Florida: There would be little change because the sound travel would be similar, as would the density.
The speed of a given sound wave is dependent upon the density of the medium through which it passes--if the medium has a high density, then the sound will travel faster as it compresses more air.
ReplyDelete-At the peak of Mt. Everest, the speed of sound would be slower because the air is more dispersed and not nearly as pressurized as would be a solid (or even air with its molecules closer together at a lower altitude); thus, this less dense medium would cause the speed of sound to not move so quickly (thereby making the noise softer).
-Submerged in a pool, the speed of sound would be faster because the water molecules are closer together; therefore, as this medium is denser, the sound can travel through it more quickly and efficiently.
***I think that the speed of sound would travel the FASTEST through a wall out of these options because it is the most dense. Similar to our example in class when we talked about steel, the fact that the molecules are closer together allows sound to travel faster and prevents it from dissipating as quickly. Also, since sound is the transfer of energy (like how heat is the transfer of kinetic energy), it can do so more effectively and quickly through this denser medium.***
-In Florida, sound would not travel as fast as it would through the wall, but definitely faster than it would in Malibu, CA because the more compact particles in the humid air serve as a denser medium.
-Lastly, in space, there is no real medium through which the waves can travel; thus there is no sound at all in space.
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On top of Mount. Everest: The density of the air is much less so so there is less matter for the sound to bounce off of and therefore a slower replay. What is a shout a sea level becomes a whisper.
ReplyDeleteIn the pool: Sound will travel very fast because the fluid is dense and moving and so the sound waves can bounce easily and freely through the liquid.
Through a wall: I believe sound will travel fastest through the wall because it is the most dense and the sound will be able to bounce the most efficiently.
Florida: The sound will travel faster through the thick air in Florida then in Malibu because of density the sound must travel through.
In space (to infinity and beyond): The sound in space will be so slow one will not be able to here because in space there is no matter and therefore no medium for sound to travel through or to bounce off of.
On top of Mount Everest, sound would travel slower because of the low density at such a high altitude sound would travel very slow.
ReplyDeleteSubmerged in a pool, the speed of sound would travel faster than at the top of Mount Everest since water has a high density level.
Through a wall, sound would travel faster than submerged in a pool because of the high density. Also, this could be the fastest way through which sound could travel since the higher the density, the faster sound travels.
In Florida, sound would travel faster than in Malibu because of its higher density.
In space, there is no medium for sound to travel.
Mt. Everest: The speed of a given sound will slow down from the air at the beach when it reaches the top of Mt. Everest. The air up there is less dense; therefore there is less of a medium for the sound to travel through. Sound waves need a medium in order to travel, so the denser it is, the faster it will travel.
ReplyDeletePool: The sound would travel faster in the pool than at the beach and much faster than at Mt. Everest because water has a higher density. The sound waves have more of a medium to get through, allowing them to move quicker.
Wall: The wall would transmit the sound waves the quickest, because it is the densest medium here. Similarly to how you would hear an oncoming train sooner if you put your ear to the tracks, sound waves traveling through a solid wall would arrive first.
Florida: Here, the sound waves would move slightly faster than at Malibu. This is due to the humidity in the air because the water molecules saturate the air, giving it a denser quality.
Space: Trick question! Sound waves will not travel through space, because space is not a medium. It is just an empty vacuum, so no sound is able to travel.