A blue whale makes a call underwater at the same time as an elephant calls on land. How long will it take each of these sounds to travel 3 km? Show your work.

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A blue whale makes a call underwater at the same time as an elephant calls on land. How long will it take each of these sounds to travel 3 km? Show your work.

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It would take roughly 5 seconds knowing that sound travels 310 meters per second

Ofer answered Apr 15, 2018

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