Do temperature and humidity affect the transmission of sound and static?

Subject: Do temperature and humidity affect the transmission of sound and static?

Date: Mon May 18 23:05:44 1998
Posted by Josephine Rauma
Grade level: undergrad
School: No school entered.
City: Burnaby State/Province: BC
Country: Canada
Area of science: Physics
ID: 895550744.Ph

Message:


I believe that when the air is cold the molecules are closer 
together.  As in frozen water is solid to warm water is liquid.  Cold 
moist air would create an environment for the static in the air to 
travel with ease.  This would also facilitate the movement of sound 
through solid objects, i.e. walls.  Is this theory sound?  If so 
could you expound upon it?

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