Why does sound travel faster in solids compared to gases?
Why you can hear a train on the railway tracks from miles away

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Solids have more molecules that are closely packed.
Gases have more molecules that are closely packed.
Solids have fewer molecules that are widely spaced.
Gases have fewer molecules that are widely spaced.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the speed of sound in air?
343 meters per second
1,482 meters per second
6,000 meters per second
70 meters per second
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary reason you can hear a train from far away by placing your ear on the tracks?
Sound intensity does not decrease in one-dimensional propagation.
Sound waves are not absorbed by the tracks.
Sound travels faster in air than in steel.
Sound waves are amplified by the tracks.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does sound intensity change in three-dimensional propagation?
It remains constant.
It increases by 1 over r squared.
It decreases by 1 over r.
It decreases by 1 over r squared.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the inverse square law related to?
The speed of sound in different mediums.
The increase of sound intensity in one dimension.
The speed of trains on tracks.
The decrease of sound intensity in three dimensions.
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