Academic Subjects
Physics
Physics I
Waves & Sound
Find Distance Based On Speed Of Sound & Air Temperature

Mr Holloway's car backfires when his car's thermometer reads 20℃. He hears the echo from a building 0.35 seconds later.

1) What is the speed of sound on this day?
2) How far away is the building?
3) If the actual air temperature is 18℃, is the building closer or further away then you calculated in the last problem? Justify your answer



calculations to find Find Distance Based On Speed Of Sound & Air Temperature