Choose which of the following statements is correct regarding sound waves:

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Sound waves travel faster in solids than in air.

Sound waves cannot pass through solid matter.

Sound waves are unaffected by the medium they travel through.

Sound waves travel faster in the air than in liquid.

answer is C.

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Sound waves are mechanical waves it needs a medium to travel. The speed of the sound depends on the density and elasticity of the medium through which it travels. Solids are packed together tighter than liquids and gases, hence sound travels more quickly through solids than through liquids or gases.

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