Guide Questions
1. How does temperature affect the speed of sound in air?
2. In which temperature does sound travel faster. in hot or cold?
3. How much the speed of sound changes for every 10º change in temperature
4. Do you think there is a temperature at which sound cannot be heard?
Answers & Comments
1.Air molecules have more energy at higher temperatures, which means they vibrate faster. This allows the sound waves to also travel faster because they are propelled by collisions between the molecules.
2.sound travels faster at hotter temperature
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