at 10°C is 337 m/s. Supporting that the speed of sound increases by 6 m/s for every 10°C increased in air temperature. This trend stays consistent throughout the data table. In addition, the graph shows a direct and linear relationship where when the temperature increases, so does the speed. When one increases at a consistent rate (temperature increasing by 10°C), the other increases at its own consistent rate (speed increasing by 6 m/s) making it a linear relationship. The speed of sound increases when the air temperature is increased because of the fast moving particles. Since sound waves are mechanical, they need a medium to travel through. Since the air particles are so far apart compared to liquids and solids, sound travels slowest in air. As a result, when the air temperature is colder, the particles are moving slower, making the travel of sound waves slower due to the waves not being able to travel from one particle to the next. When the air temperature is warmer, the particles are moving very fast enabling the waves to travel quickly from particle to particle a lot faster compared to a colder temperature. One way this investigation could be expanded upon is by extending the range of temperatures. Expanding the range of temperatures could further show that increasing and/or decreasing the temperature by 10°C increases/decreases the speed of sound by 6 m/s consistently.
at 10°C is 337 m/s. Supporting that the speed of sound increases by 6 m/s for every 10°C increased in air temperature. This trend stays consistent throughout the data table. In addition, the graph shows a direct and linear relationship where when the temperature increases, so does the speed. When one increases at a consistent rate (temperature increasing by 10°C), the other increases at its own consistent rate (speed increasing by 6 m/s) making it a linear relationship. The speed of sound increases when the air temperature is increased because of the fast moving particles. Since sound waves are mechanical, they need a medium to travel through. Since the air particles are so far apart compared to liquids and solids, sound travels slowest in air. As a result, when the air temperature is colder, the particles are moving slower, making the travel of sound waves slower due to the waves not being able to travel from one particle to the next. When the air temperature is warmer, the particles are moving very fast enabling the waves to travel quickly from particle to particle a lot faster compared to a colder temperature. One way this investigation could be expanded upon is by extending the range of temperatures. Expanding the range of temperatures could further show that increasing and/or decreasing the temperature by 10°C increases/decreases the speed of sound by 6 m/s consistently.