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True or false? Sound travels faster through water than air?

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Water temperature and pressure determine how far sound travels in the ocean. While sound moves at a much faster speed in the water than in air , the distance that sound waves travel is primarily dependant upon ocean temperature and pressure
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True. Sound travels faster through liquids than it does air.

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