Asked by mimis
Sound Wave A is moving through a medium that is decreasing in temperature.
Sound Wave B is moving from a liquid to a gas medium.
Which statement can be made about both waves?
They will speed up.
They will increase the density of their medium.
They will slow down.
They will decrease the density of their medium
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They will slow down.
Reason: Lower temperature reduces the sound speed (c ∝ √T in gases), and sound typically travels faster in liquids than in gases (so going liquid → gas reduces the wave speed).
Reason: Lower temperature reduces the sound speed (c ∝ √T in gases), and sound typically travels faster in liquids than in gases (so going liquid → gas reduces the wave speed).
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