Sound travels about ___________times faster in water than in air.

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

Sound travels 4.3 times faster in water than air. In water, the particles are much closer together and they can quickly transmit vibration energy and the sound wave travels over four times faster than it would in air.

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