How does sound travel through gases, liquids and solids?

Sound waves travels through a medium such as a solid, liquid, or gas. These waves move through each of these mediums by vibrating the molecules in the matter. The molecules present in solids are packed very tightly. Liquids molecules are not packed as tightly as solids. read more

Sound waves are made by the compression of the medium they travel through. In any medium, sound travels by making these compressions and rarefactions. As you can see, sound waves are dependent on matter. read more

Solids are packed together tighter than liquids and gases, hence sound travels fastest in solids. The distances in liquids are shorter than in gases, but longer than in solids. Liquids are more dense than gases, but less dense than solids, so sound travels 2nd fast in liquids. read more