Question

Arrange the materials in the decreasing order of the speed with which sound will travel through them: metal rod, air, water.

• A. Metal rod,air,water.
• B. Air ,water,metal rod .
• C. Metal rod ,water,air.
• D. Water,air,metal rod .

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Metal rod ,water,air.

1. Sound requires a medium to travel from one place to other.
2. Speed of sound is maximum in solids than in liquids and gases.
3. So metals rod is a solid, water is a liquid and air is a gas.

Hence, option C is correct.