Assertion: blue whale's sound | /r/CapableOf | travel in water
Facets:
value: much better
type: DEGREE
value: to a great distance
type: OTHER
value: far better in water than
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Sound travels far better in water than in air and while whales do not have any external ears, they have a very good sense of hearing, their flesh and bone carry the sound to their ears that are buried in their skull.
text: Orcas make sounds that travel through the water to a great distance, and it is easy to locate any prey using it.
text: Echolocation is extremely useful because sound travels four times faster in the water than it does in the air and since toothed whales are very adept at using sound
text: Sound communication in whales is not surprising because sound travels much better in water than it does in air.
text: They will make a sound that travels through the water until sound waves hit an object.