2007-06-01 19:04:36 · 5 answers · asked by computerbum 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Light travels 186,282 mi/sec.
Sound only 0.214 mi/sec.
Speed of light/Speed of sound = 871958.55
So the Speed of light is about 871,958.55 times faster than the Speed of sound.
2007-06-01 19:09:17 · answer #1 · answered by BP 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Light speed is 3x 10^8 m/s and that of sound is nearly 3 x 10^2 m/s
The ratio is 10^6.
Thus it is in the order of 10^6 times.
2007-06-01 19:47:59 · answer #2 · answered by Pearlsawme 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the speed of light is 299 792 458 m / s while the speed of sound through air is approximately 346m/s at 25 degrees celcius.
299 792 458/346 = 866452.1908
so the speed of light is almost 90 000 times faster than the speed of sound if you round up!!
2007-06-01 19:40:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
light is 872,067.773 times faster than the speed of sound.
2007-06-01 19:23:36 · answer #4 · answered by Oswald F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot..... Figure 186,000 miles per second versus about 700 miles per hour. The speed of sound varies with temperature, and air pressure, but it's about that.
2007-06-01 19:10:11 · answer #5 · answered by squeezie_1999 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋