Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Sound

Sound — practice question

An athlete notices a puff of smoke from the starting pistol and then hears the pistol fire $1.5$ seconds later. The sound and the smoke are produced simultaneously. The starting pistol is $450\,\text{m}$ from the athlete. From this observation, what is the speed of sound?

  • A$150\,\text{m s}^{-1}$
  • B$300\,\text{m s}^{-1}$
  • C$330\,\text{m s}^{-1}$
  • D$675\,\text{m s}^{-1}$

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