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Mechanical waves travel _____ in solids and ____ in gases.
fastest; slowest
slowest; fastest
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fastest; slowest
Reason: wave speed in a material depends on its stiffness (elastic modulus) and density — solids are much stiffer than gases, so mechanical waves (e.g., sound) travel fastest in solids and slowest in gases (air ≈343 m/s, water ≈1480 m/s, steel ≈5960 m/s).
Reason: wave speed in a material depends on its stiffness (elastic modulus) and density — solids are much stiffer than gases, so mechanical waves (e.g., sound) travel fastest in solids and slowest in gases (air ≈343 m/s, water ≈1480 m/s, steel ≈5960 m/s).
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