Answer
The tremor of the ground due to a distant explosion can be felt before the sound of the explosion is heard. This demonstrates that sound travels much faster through solid ground than it does through air.
Conceptual Physics (12th Edition)
by Hewitt, Paul G.
Published by
Addison-Wesley
ISBN 10:
0321909100
ISBN 13:
978-0-32190-910-7
Chapter 20 - Think and Explain - Page 389-390: 64
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