Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Sound

Sound — practice question

A man notices a puff of smoke from a starting pistol and then hears the shot $1.5$ seconds later. The smoke and the sound are produced simultaneously. The starting pistol is $450$ metres from the man. What speed of sound is obtained from this observation?

  • A$150\,\text{m s}^{-1}$
  • B$300\,\text{m s}^{-1}$
  • C$330\,\text{m s}^{-1}$
  • D$625\,\text{m s}^{-1}$

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