Question

A wave will go faster through a liquid at ____________ temperatures

Answer 1

A wave will go faster through a liquid at HIGHER temperatures.

Answer 2

Answer;

Higher temperatures

A wave will go faster through a liquid at higher temperatures

Explanation;

• Mechanical waves are types of waves that require a material medium for transmission. An example of mechanical wave is the sound wave whose transmission occurs in medium such as solids, liquids and gases.

• The transmission of mechanical waves involves vibration of particles through the medium of transmission, thus transfer of energy from one point to another. The vibration of particle may be in the form of a longitudinal wave or a transverse wave.

• Increasing the temperature in a medium increases the kinetic energy of the particles in the medium and thus increasing the speed at which the particles vibrates and thus aiding a faster transmission of a wave.