Speed of Sound Worksheet
Explore the concept of the speed of sound, how it travels through different mediums, and factors affecting its speed.
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Speed of Sound
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all your work for calculation questions.
1. Through which medium does sound travel fastest?
Air
Water
Steel
Vacuum
2. What is the approximate speed of sound in air at room temperature?
343 m/s
1500 m/s
5100 m/s
300,000 km/s
1. Sound travels as a wave.
2. The speed of sound depends on the properties of the it travels through.
3. The louder a sound is, the greater its .
1. Sound can travel in outer space.
True
False
2. Sound travels faster through solids than through liquids.
True
False
1. Explain why you often hear thunder after you see lightning during a storm.
2. Look at the image below. Describe how the sound waves are being generated and traveling.
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