How fast does the speed of sound travel, in seconds?

Answer 1

It depends on the air temperature and humidity - you can calculate it at http://www.measure.demon.co.uk/Acoustics_Software/speed.html

Answer 2

The speed at which sound travels depends on the medium through which the sound waves pass, and is often quoted as a fundamental property of the material. In general, the speed of sound is proportional to the square root of the ratio of the stiffness of the medium and its density. Those physical properties and the speed of sound change with ambient conditions. For example, the speed of sound in air and other gases depends on temperature. In air, the speed of sound is approximately 345 ms-1, in water 1500 ms-1 and in a bar of steel 5000 ms-1.

Get it together people... sound requires a medium to travel through, the density of the medium (air pressure if you so desire) is fundamental to the derived speed. If you asked "How fast does sound travel in a vacumn?" the answer would be easy, but since you don't specify which medium your sound wave is traveling through your answer requires a formula with which you can derive the answer.

Answer 3

The number commonly used is 1100 feet per second. But it does vary with such factors as humidity, altitude, and temperature.

Answer 4

10 miles in 60 seconds.

Answer 5

it takes sound the same amount of time to get around the world that it takes to snap your fingers! im not lying and that depends on the temperature of the air answer that is crap! trust me i just read about it in a college text book

Answer 6

Depends on the air temperature.

Answer 7

343 meters per second

Answer 8

45000 mps