Previous year MCQs

General science UPPSC 2002 GS-I
Question

Soundwaves:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: can travel both in solid and gaseous medium

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “ can travel both in solid and gaseous medium”.
The answer is (4) can travel both in solids and gaseous mediums.

Sound waves are mechanical waves that require a medium to travel through. Sound waves can travel through solids, liquids, and gases, but not through a vacuum or space.

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