Question

Sound waves travel the FASTEST through what type of matter? Question 2 options:

Solid
Liquid
Gas

Answer 1

The answer is solid and gas. The sound travel about four times faster in water than it does with air

Answer 2

It should be solids.

"Sound travels fastest through solids. This is because molecules in a solid medium are much closer together than those in a liquid or gas, allowing sound waves to travel more quickly through it." (The Soundry: The Physics of Sound)