Why Sound travels faster in solids than in gases?

Question

When we take a blanket at room temperature and wrap it around ourselves, we become warmer than if we were uncovered by the blanket.

When we take a blanket at room temperature and wrap it around an ice cube, would it melt faster or slower than if the ice cube was uncovered by the blanket?

Answer 1

Sound travels in mechanical waves of energy through different media, such assolids, liquids or gases. Waves cause the molecules of a medium to collide as itpasses through the medium. Because the molecules of a solid are closer togetherthan those of a liquid or gas, the molecules of a solid collide at a faster rate.