2006-10-28 04:10:10 · 6 answers · asked by yoteklr 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
It's a little over 1000 feet per second, but varies based on the temperature, barametric pressure, humidity, etc. Follow the reference for a speed of sound calculator.
Sonic is from the Latin for sound, "sonus".
2006-10-28 04:17:49 · answer #1 · answered by DavidNH 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sound travels at 1100 feet per second thru air at sealevel at a certain temperature (cant remember what temp). Any variation of any of the above changes the speed but minimal. Equates out to be about 750 mph. Sonic is traveling at the speed of sound, super sonic is faster.
2006-10-28 11:14:34 · answer #2 · answered by orion_1812@yahoo.com 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
using the figure of 340 meters per second take in to account that the speed of sound is only an absolute under a certain set of conditions, but can vary according to air density so altho the speed of sound is aprox 741 mph at sea level on a standard day
(59 degF, baro 29.92in HG) the speed will decrease with a change in altitude so the higher you go the slower the speed of sound is because the molecues of air are farther apart and slower moving at higher altitude so the sound doesnt cause interaction between the molecules at as fast a rate as it does at sea level.
2006-10-28 11:23:43 · answer #3 · answered by Timothy C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one uses "sonic" by itself.
You have:
subsonic
supersonic
hypersonic
2006-10-28 11:50:47 · answer #4 · answered by arbiter007 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(1130 feet per second).
yes at 1131 fps
2006-10-28 11:15:13 · answer #5 · answered by Marshall Lee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
340 m/sec, sorry I only have in metric you can use conversion factors.
2006-10-28 11:13:22 · answer #6 · answered by jaime r 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋