Q&A: Why does sound travel farther in cold then in warm weather?
Question by Cyclops™: Why does sound travel farther in cold then in warm weather?
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Answer by furrylemur
Colder air is denser. The denser the medium through which sound travels, the better it propagates through it.
That’s the short answer of course.
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It is just the opposite to what you have said. Sound velocity depends upon the absolute temperature and the wind speed. Therefore sound travels faster in warmer air, and when blown by a tail wind.
sound waves are mechanical waves, therefore they travel through mediums. in colder weather the particles are closer together so it takes less time for the wave to pass through particles. think about it this way, if you have a line of people, that are two feet apart and each person has to touch the next person to pass the ‘sound’ wave it is going to take longer than if you have a line where the people are closer together, say, an arms distance apart.
hope this helped, good luck:)