9. The table shows the speed of sound in three states of matter.


Material
Speed of Sound (meters/second)
air
330
water
1,500
glass
5,100

What happens to the speed of sound as it travels through a gas and into a solid?

Type Answer HERE:
The speed increases.
The speed decreases.
The speed increases and then decreases.
The speed decreases and then increases.

The speed increases as it travels through a gas and into a solid.