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Sound travels faster in water than in air. Answer true or false.
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- Typical ocean water (about 1500 m/s) versus air (about 340 m/s), as compared by NOAA; the question asks which medium has the greater sound speed.
- sources
- oceanservice.noaa.gov, cdn.oceanservice.noaa.gov, cosmicopia.gsfc.nasa.gov, crc handbook of chemistry and physics / nist acoustic reference data: speed of sound in air at 20°c is ~343 m/s, in fresh water at 20°c is ~1480 m/s, en.wikipedia.org, encyclopaedia britannica, 'sound' - speed of sound in water (~1481 m/s) is roughly 4x that in air (~343 m/s) at comparable temperatures, encyclopaedia britannica, 'speed of sound' - sound travels roughly 4-5x faster in water (~1480 m/s) than in air (~343 m/s) at typical conditions, encyclopedia britannica, 'speed of sound' entry: speed of sound in water is approximately 1480 m/s vs approximately 343 m/s in air at 20c, confirming sound travels faster in water than in air., nasa/npl/crc handbook of chemistry and physics acoustic reference tables: speed of sound in air ~343 m/s at 20°c, in water ~1480 m/s at 20°c, ndt resource center / standard acoustics references: speed of sound in water is approximately 1480 m/s, versus approximately 343 m/s in air at room temperature, nist engineering toolbox / standard physics reference: speed of sound in air ~343 m/s, speed of sound in water ~1480 m/s, nist standard reference data / basic acoustics physics: speed of sound in water (~1480 m/s) is about 4.3x the speed of sound in air (~343 m/s), because water's higher bulk modulus more than compensates for its higher density in the formula v = sqrt(b/rho)., nist/codata reference acoustic data and standard physics references (e.g. encyclopaedia britannica, engineeringtoolbox.com): speed of sound in air at 20c is approximately 343 m/s, while speed of sound in water at 20c is approximately 1480 m/s, roughly 4.3x faster, because water is much less compressible relative to its density than air., nist/standard acoustics references: speed of sound in air at 20°c is ~343 m/s; speed of sound in water at 20°c is ~1480 m/s, nist/standard acoustics references: speed of sound in air ~343 m/s at 20c; speed of sound in water ~1480 m/s at 20c, nist/standard physics reference (e.g. nist engineering statistics handbook and standard acoustics textbooks): speed of sound in air at 20°c is ~343 m/s; speed of sound in water at 20°c is ~1480 m/s, nist/standard physics reference (e.g., encyclopaedia britannica, physics textbooks): speed of sound in air at 20c is approximately 343 m/s, while speed of sound in water at 25c is approximately 1480 m/s, roughly 4.3x faster., nist/standard physics reference values: speed of sound in air ≈ 343 m/s (20°c), speed of sound in water ≈ 1480 m/s (20°c), nist/standard physics reference: speed of sound in air at 20c is approximately 343 m/s, while in fresh water at 20c it is approximately 1480 m/s, confirming sound travels faster in water than in air., nist/standard physics reference: speed of sound in air at 20°c is ~343 m/s; speed of sound in seawater at 20°c is ~1480 m/s (encyclopaedia britannica, 'sound', physical properties of sound in various media), nist/standard physics reference: speed of sound in air ~343 m/s at 20c; speed of sound in water ~1480 m/s at 20c, confirming sound travels faster in water than in air, nist/standard physics reference: speed of sound in water at 20c is approximately 1480 m/s, versus approximately 343 m/s in air at 20c, per standard acoustics references (e.g., nist engineering toolbox / crc handbook of chemistry and physics)., nist/standard physics references (e.g. speed of sound in air ~343 m/s at 20c vs ~1480 m/s in water) — this is a physical constant fact, not chain data, nist/standard physics references: speed of sound in air at 20c is approximately 343 m/s, while speed of sound in fresh water at 20c is approximately 1480 m/s, noaa national ocean service - ocean facts: 'how fast does sound travel?' (oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sound.html) states sound travels roughly 4.3 times faster in water (~1500 m/s) than in air (~340 m/s)., noaa national ocean service - sound in the sea (https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sound.html): sound travels about 4.3 times faster in water than in air, noaa national ocean service - speed of sound in the ocean (oceanservice.noaa.gov), noaa national ocean service and nist/standard physics references: speed of sound in air ~343 m/s at 20c, speed of sound in water ~1480 m/s at 20c, due to water's much higher bulk modulus relative to its density, noaa national ocean service, 'how fast does sound travel?' (oceanservice.noaa.gov) - states sound travels ~1500 m/s in water vs ~340 m/s in air, noaa national ocean service, 'how fast does sound travel?' (oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sound.html): sound travels about 1,480 m/s in water versus about 343 m/s in air, noaa national ocean service, 'how fast does sound travel?' (oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sound.html): sound travels about 1,480 m/s in water versus about 343 m/s in air, because water is denser and less compressible in the relevant sense, transmitting acoustic vibrations faster than air., noaa national ocean service, 'how fast does sound travel?' (oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sound.html): sound travels about 1,500 m/s in water versus about 343 m/s in air, noaa national ocean service, 'how fast does sound travel?' (oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sound.html): sound travels about 4.3 times faster in water (~1,480 m/s) than in air (~343 m/s)., noaa national ocean service, 'how fast does sound travel?' (oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sound.html): sound travels about 4.3x faster in water (~1500 m/s) than in air (~340 m/s), noaa national ocean service, 'how fast does sound travel?' (oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sound.html): sound travels at ~1500 m/s in water vs ~343 m/s in air, noaa national ocean service, 'how fast does sound travel?' (oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sound.html): speed of sound in air ~343 m/s vs. in seawater ~1500 m/s, noaa national ocean service, 'how fast does sound travel?' (oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sound.html): speed of sound in water is about 1,480 m/s versus about 343 m/s in air, noaa national ocean service, 'how fast does sound travel?' (oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sound.html): speed of sound in water ~1,480 m/s vs ~343 m/s in air, noaa national ocean service, 'how fast does sound travel?': speed of sound in air ~343 m/s vs. in water ~1480 m/s (https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sound.html), noaa national ocean service, how far does sound travel in the ocean? https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sound.html, noaa national ocean service, how far does sound travel in the ocean? https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sound.html (states water 1,500 m/s; air 340 m/s), noaa national ocean service: sound travels about 1,480 m/s in water versus about 343 m/s in air, roughly 4-5x faster due to water's greater density and incompressibility relative to its bulk modulus, noaa national ocean service: sound travels about 1,480 m/s in water vs. ~343 m/s in air, noaa national weather service / national ocean service reference: sound travels roughly 4-5 times faster in water than in air, https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sound-in-water.html, noaa national weather service / physics reference (e.g. noaa's 'how fast does sound travel?' and standard acoustics references such as the crc handbook of chemistry and physics) state sound speed in air at 20°c is ~343 m/s, and in fresh water at 20°c is ~1480 m/s, roughly 4.3x faster., noaa national weather service / physics reference: speed of sound in air at 20°c is ~343 m/s, and in water (fresh, 20°c) is ~1480 m/s (source: noaa https://www.weather.gov/jetstream/sound and standard acoustics references such as the nist/crc handbook of chemistry and physics), noaa national weather service / physics reference: speed of sound in air ~343 m/s at 20°c vs speed of sound in water ~1480 m/s at 20°c, noaa national weather service jetstream: 'sound travels faster through warmer air, and gases at higher pressure. it also moves faster through liquids and solids than through air.' (weather.gov/jetstream/sound); sound speed in air ~343 m/s vs. ~1480 m/s in water at 20°c., noaa ocean service, how far does sound travel in the ocean? (https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sound.html); openstax, university physics volume 1, 17.2 speed of sound (https://openstax.org/books/university-physics-volume-1/pages/17-2-speed-of-sound), noaa ocean service, how far does sound travel in the ocean? https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sound.html, noaa ocean service, how far does sound travel in the ocean? https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sound.html (water ~1500 m/s; air ~340 m/s), noaa/npl acoustic reference tables: speed of sound in air ~343 m/s at 20c; speed of sound in water ~1480 m/s at 20c, openstax.org, pmel.noaa.gov, sanctuaries.noaa.gov, speed of sound: air ~343 m/s at 20°c, water ~1480 m/s at 20°c (standard physics reference values), standard physical acoustics constants (e.g., nist/physics reference tables): speed of sound in water ~1480 m/s vs. air ~343 m/s at room temperature., standard physics reference (e.g., nist/engineering acoustics tables): speed of sound in water ~1480 m/s at 20c, in air ~343 m/s at 20c, since water's higher bulk modulus/density ratio yields higher sound speed than air., standard physics reference values for the speed of sound: ~1480 m/s in water, ~343 m/s in air (20°c, sea level), utmsi.utexas.edu, www.whoi.edu
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