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Place these events in order to demonstrate the steps in how sound travels.
The first air molecules to move shake up other air molecules around them.
As the stone starts to move, it stirs up air molecules around it.
You kick a stone and it starts to roll.
In turn, those air molecules set more air molecules in motion.
The correct order of events demonstrating how sound travels is:
1. You kick a stone and it starts to roll.
2. As the stone starts to move, it stirs up air molecules around it.
3. The first air molecules to move shake up other air molecules around them.
4. In turn, those air molecules set more air molecules in motion.
Explanation: First, the physical action of kicking the stone initiates movement. This motion disturbs the surrounding air molecules, causing the first layer of air molecules to vibrate. Those initial vibrations then cause adjacent air molecules to move, creating a wave of sound that travels through the air. This step-by-step motion illustrates how sound propagates through a medium.