Table Thunder!
Experiment: Another experiment to investigate whether sound travels better through a solid or a gas.
Materials:
You will need-
One friend.
One table.
A piece of paper and a pen to record your results.
Method: What you have to do-
- Sit opposite your friend.
- Knock on the table.
- Listen to how loud the sound is.
- Ask your friend to place their ear against the surface of the table.
- Knock on the table again.
- Ask your friend to describe how loud the sound is through the table.
Results:
Did you discover what we did?
When you listen to the knocking sound through the table, it is much louder.
Conclusions:
Sound travels better through a solid (table), than through a gas (air).
