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O-LevelPhysicsWaves5054/11 · May/June 2011 · Q251 Mark

Sound travels at different speeds in air, water and steel. For these materials, which row is correct?

Asound travels slowest in: air, sound travels fastest in: steel
Bsound travels slowest in: air, sound travels fastest in: water
Csound travels slowest in: steel, sound travels fastest in: air
Dsound travels slowest in: water, sound travels fastest in: air

✓ Correct answer

A: sound travels slowest in: air, sound travels fastest in: steel

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Waves, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Physics, May/June 2011 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 25.

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