1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Semmy [17]
2 years ago
10

You yell into a canyon. You hear the echo in 3 seconds. How long did the sound of your voice travel before bouncing off a cliff?

Physics
1 answer:
Lilit [14]2 years ago
7 0

Answer:

The sound travelled 516 meters before bouncing off a cliff.

Explanation:

The sound is an example of mechanical wave, which means that it needs a medium to propagate itself at constant speed. The time needed to hear the echo is equal to twice the height of the canyon divided by the velocity of sound. In addition, the speed of sound through the air at a temperature of 20 ºC is approximately 344 meters per second. Then, the height of the canyon can be derived from the following kinematic formula:

2\cdot h = v\cdot t (1)

Where:

h - Height, measured in meters.

v - Velocity of sound, measured in meters per second.

t - Time, measured in seconds.

If we know that  v = 344\,\frac{m}{s} and t = 3\,s, then the height of the canyon is:

h = \frac{v\cdot t}{2}

h = \frac{\left(344\,\frac{m}{s} \right)\cdot (3\,s)}{2}

h = 516\,m

The sound travelled 516 meters before bouncing off a cliff.

You might be interested in
A spring with spring constant 450 N/m is stretched by 12 cm. What distance is required to double the amount of potential energy
snow_lady [41]

Answer:

<em> The distance required = 16.97 cm</em>

Explanation:

Hook's Law

From Hook's law, the potential energy stored in a stretched spring

E = 1/2ke² ......................... Equation 1

making e the subject of the equation,

e = √(2E/k)........................ Equation 2

Where E = potential Energy of the stretched spring, k = elastic constant of the spring, e = extension.

Given: k = 450 N/m, e = 12 cm = 0.12 m.

E = 1/2(450)(0.12)²

E = 225(0.12)²

E = 3.24 J.

When the potential energy is doubled,

I.e E = 2×3.24

E = 6.48 J.

Substituting into equation 2,

e = √(2×6.48/450)

e = √0.0288

e = 0.1697 m

<em>e = 16.97 cm</em>

<em>Thus the distance required = 16.97 cm</em>

6 0
3 years ago
What objects has large volume and small mass
viva [34]

Answer:

A hot air balloon

7 0
3 years ago
Global warming is threatening polar bear habitats and the bears' way of life. If trends continue, predict what will become of th
velikii [3]
It will become a stink. It will become extinct because if people keep doing what you’re doing it will get no better.
4 0
3 years ago
When a planet orbits the Sun, the
Anna [14]
I’m not sure I think it’s A
6 0
2 years ago
Read 2 more answers
An object kept in front of lens, which is thick at the edges, produces a _________,
Wewaii [24]

Answer:

B

Explanation:

A diverging lens forms a virtual image that is as the same size as the object

4 0
2 years ago
Other questions:
  • A cart of mass M is attached to an ideal spring that can stretch and compress equally well. The cart and spring rest on a smooth
    10·1 answer
  • What sort of element can be found in Group 13 of the periodic table?
    14·1 answer
  • a passing warm front changes air pressure. does a passing warm front increase or decrease air pressure
    15·2 answers
  • A scientist directs monochromatic light toward a single slit in an opaque barrier. The light has a wavelength of 580 nm and the
    6·1 answer
  • The sketch shows a painter’s scaffold in mechanical equilibrium. The person in the middle weighs 225 N, and the tension in each
    12·1 answer
  • A particle (charge = 40 μC) moves directly toward a second particle (charge = 80 μC) which is held in a fixed position. At an in
    6·1 answer
  • After how many seconds does the motorcycle have positive acceleratolion​
    12·1 answer
  • Texas has 4,015,000 beef cows in 2013. If one cow produced approx 209g of methane per day. How much methane was produced by the
    10·1 answer
  • Select the correct answer.
    12·1 answer
  • Pls help! Tysm!!! :D
    13·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!