Place these events in order to demonstrate the steps in how sound travels.
1. In turn, those air molecules set more air molecules in motion.
2. You kick a stone and it starts to roll.
3. The first air molecules to move shake up other air molecules around them.
4. As the stone starts to move, it stirs up air molecules around it.
To illustrate how sound travels, we can order the events as follows:
1. 2. You kick a stone and it starts to roll.
2. 4. As the stone starts to move, it stirs up air molecules around it.
3. 1. In turn, those air molecules set more air molecules in motion.
4. 3. The first air molecules to move shake up other air molecules around them.
Explanation:
When you kick a stone, it begins to move (event 2). This movement causes the stone to disturb the air molecules surrounding it (event 4). As these air molecules begin to move, they transfer that motion to neighboring air molecules (event 1), ultimately causing a chain reaction where many air molecules vibrate and create sound waves (event 3).
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