if light travels at 186,000 miles per.second. how many miles per second does sound travel?

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2007-11-04 12:36:41 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

At sea level, sound travels at:
0.211446403 mi/s
761.207051 MPH

2007-11-04 12:45:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

The speed of sound varies with density, but at sea level it's about 738 miles / hour or a little over 0.2 miles / second.

2007-11-04 12:48:49 · answer #2 · answered by Larry454 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Go to this website:
www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/sound.html

2007-11-04 12:57:05 · answer #3 · answered by Abhinav R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋