A group of students wants to measure the speed of sound. They have a computer program with which they can produce sound and flash a light while producing it. A couple of students stand at a distance of 800 meters, and they measure the time gap between seeing the light and hearing the sound by using a chronometer. They measured the time as 2.34 s. So, at what is the speed of the sound wave?

Question

A group of students wants to measure the speed of sound. They have a computer program with which they can produce sound and flash a light while producing it. A couple of students stand at a distance of 800 meters, and they measure the time gap between seeing the light and hearing the sound by using a chronometer. They measured the time as 2.34 s. So, at what is the speed of the sound wave?

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Speed is defined as the distance traveled in unit time and shown as
Speed = distance / time
Speed = 800 m / 2.34 s
Speed = 341.9 m/s

A Group of Students Wants to Measure the Speed of Sound