Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Sound

Sound — practice question

An $100\,\text{m}$ race begins when a gun is fired. The gun produces a bang and a puff of smoke at the same instant. At what time does the finishing judge see the smoke, and at what time does he hear the bang?

  • Asees the smoke almost immediately; hears the bang almost immediately
  • Bsees the smoke almost immediately; hears the bang after about $0.3\,\text{s}$
  • Csees the smoke after about $0.3\,\text{s}$; hears the bang almost immediately
  • Dsees the smoke after about $0.3\,\text{s}$; hears the bang after about $0.3\,\text{s}$

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