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Does sound waves move quicker through cold or warm matter

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Answer:

Warm matter

Step-by-step explanation:

Atoms in warm matter are more easily excitable - they jiggle and move more rapidly than atoms in a cold environment, and since a sound wave is a wave of vibrating matter, these waves will naturally travel quicker when it's warmer.

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