Question

List the following events in the order that they happen as a sound wave is generated and transmitted through the air.

1. The object's energy transfers to the surrounding air particles.

2. Something causes an object to vibrate.

3. Vibrating air particles bump into other air particles.

4. Air particles around the object begin to vibrate.

5. Energy transfers outward from air particle to air particle.

Answer 1

2. Something causes an object to vibrate.

1. The object's energy transfers to the surrounding air particles.

4. Air particles around the object begin to vibrate.

3. Vibrating air particles bump into other air particles.

5. Energy transfers outward from air particle to air particle.

Step-by-step explanation:

Sound waves are created when a disturbance occurs and it then propagates through a medium which can be solid, liquid or gas. When an object vibrates, its energy disturbs the surrounding air particles. These air particles then oscillate and bump int other air particles, transferring the energy to them as well.

This is why sound travels faster in solid and liquid, rather than gas because the particles are closer together in solids and liquids, which makes transferring energy faster.