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IRSmart

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What is the speed of sound and the spped of light?

I can never remember! Any tricks to remember would be good too *wink*

 
 
 
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Submitted 359 days ago...

IRSmart

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The speed of light = 299 792 458 m / s
speed of sound at sea level = 340.29 m / s

Never mind I found it

 

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Submitted 359 days ago...

Ruchele

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There is a whole complicated equation for determining the speed of sound arghhhhh I was never good at math :))

http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/Class/sound/u11l2c.html

Same for light, atmospheric changes affect it's movement to. But I see you found all the base figures. :))

 

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IRSmart

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Awsome! I didn't think about the atmosphere making a difference - I always thought it was a set number but that makes sense!

 
 

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