Speed of Sound

Sound is simply the vibration of matter so it exists under water, in rocks, and even in lava.

He has to travel at more than 760mph.

The physical process by which sound moves through a medium such as air molecules for example, involves vibrations wherein compressions and de-compressions (rarefactions) are manifest and transport the wave energy through the medium while leaving the air molecules more or less in the same place afterwards. The concept should generally be understood to be not so much the gross motion of particles from source to destination, as rather the motion of the wave energy itself from the source. As such it would be better to say that air particles vibrating quickly or with a higher frequency are perceived as a higher note or pitch, and more slow vibrations indicative of a lower tone or pitch.

You find the velocity by distance divide by speed

if you have concreat drivway then you can do it. you lay on the ground and put your ear to the ground. get another person 100 ft away with the hammer. if he taps it and you can hear it first through the concreat. have fun!

The speed of sound varies, depending on what material it goes through.

its simple the sound barrier is broken :D

by causeing larger sound waves through objects

There are claims that the P-47 did, but if so it would only have been in a steep dive and the plane would not have been controllable while supersonic.

Lightning travels approximately at 60,000 miles a second (96,560 kps), while sound travels at a pokey one-fifth of a mile per second (20 kps). I think you might have actually been referring to light, not lightning, which travels at 186,411 miles per second (300,000 kps). In other words, light travels almost a million times faster than sound.

Water waves are mechanical waves that require a medium (water) to travel through, while sound waves are mechanical waves that can travel through different mediums such as air, water, or solids. Water waves are transverse waves, where the particles move perpendicular to the direction of the wave, while sound waves are longitudinal waves, where the particles move parallel to the direction of the wave.

As far as i know, super jet travel fster than sound.

That depends on the jumbo jet. The Concord was capable of super-sonic speed, even though it was not considered to be a Jumbo Jet.

An L1011 or 747 cannot approach the speed of sound because of wing configuration. They are designed for economical air travel at sub-sonic speeds, and any attempts to approach the speed of sound would be disastrous. But if engineers designed a jumbo jet to travel at super-sonic speeds, it would be perfectly safe.

Speed of sound increases, when temperature increases.

Speed of sound in air is c ≈ 331 + 0.6 × T.

T = Temperature in °C.

Speed of sound in air at 20°C is c ≈ 331 + 0.6 × 20 = 343 m/s.

I am not sure about distance, I think it may be further but NOT SURE, But, I do know it travels WAY faster in steel, something like 10 times faster.

Muroc Air Force Base which was later named Edwards Air Force base, California.

Corum was the name of the family that owned the land before the Army Air Corps. Muroc is Corum spelled backwards.

Yes, wind can blow and distort sound waves. This is apparent sometimes when listening to open-air concerts close to the sound stage and far from it. Wind currents and atmospheric phenomena can alter or distort the sound waves, which travel through air (some medium is required) by compressing and decompressing the air molecules. Winds and other air currents can perturb that action and distort the sound, either by altering its amplitude, changing its apparent direction, or even altering its frequency slightly.

sound barrier

According to the Bible, a lion roars when it has prey. The question is asked in Amos 3:4, "Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey?" The context of the verse is that, no, he will not. The lions roar brings fear to the lions prey, thus Amos 3:8 says, "The lion hath roared, who will not fear?" The roaring of the lion when he has prey causes fear in the victim and this fear makes escaping harder for the victim and thus aids the lion in capturing his food. "Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it" Isa 5:29

The Bell XS-1 which later became known simply as the X-1

The speed of sound varies depending on the medium it travels through. In general, sound travels faster in denser mediums, such as solids, compared to less dense mediums like gases. This is because the particles in denser mediums are closer together, allowing sound waves to propagate more quickly.

The wavelength of 4.53 m means a frequency of f1 = 339/4.53 = 74.8 Hz in air and a frequency of f2 = 960/4.53 = 211.9 Hz in helium.

" Sonic ", like the speed at which teens used to tool their

hot-rods into the drive-in to get their hamburgers.

The speed of sound at 70oC is 371.333m/s.

Refer to the related link below for a calculator for the speed of sound in air.

Yes you can change the speed of sound. IF you change the medium the speed changes. IF you change the density of the medium it changes. IF you change the temperature of the medium the speed changes.