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A Person Screams at the Top of Their Lungs at Their Pool (I Know It's Weird... but Stick with Me Here). Their Scream Travels Through

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A person screams at the top of their lungs at their pool (I know it's weird... but stick with me here). Their scream travels through the air, then into the water, and finally into the ground below. Assuming there is no energy lost and no reflection at the boundaries, rank the speed of the produced sound wave in each media. (Fastest at top, slowest at bottom) Speed of sound in EARTH Speed of sound in WATER Speed of sound in AIR

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Answer

### 1. Speed of sound in EARTH (fastest)### 2. Speed of sound in WATER### 3. Speed of sound in AIR (slowest)

Explanation

## Step1: Identify mediums and their properties- Speed of sound depends on the medium's density and elasticity.- Generally, sound travels faster in solids, slower in liquids, and slowest in gases.## Step2: Compare the mediums- Examine the density and elasticity of Earth (solid), Water (liquid), and Air (gas).- Sound travels fastest in solids, followed by liquids, and then gases.