Question

You step onto a hot beach with your bare feet. A nerve impulse, generated in your foot, travels through your nervous system at an average speed of 111 m/s. How much time does it take for the impulse, which travels a distance of 2.02 m, to reach your brain?

a) 0.0182 seconds
b) 0.0202 seconds
c) 0.0222 seconds
d) 0.0242 seconds

Answer 1

The time it takes for a nerve impulse to travel from the foot to the brain over a distance of 2.02 m at a speed of 111 m/s is approximately 0.0182 seconds.

Step-by-step explanation:

When stepping onto a hot beach, the nerve impulse generated in your foot travels to your brain at a speed of 111 m/s covering a distance of 2.02 m. To calculate the time it takes for this impulse to reach the brain, we use the formula time = distance/speed.

Plugging in the values, we get time = 2.02 m / 111 m/s, which equals approximately 0.0182 seconds. Therefore, the correct option is a) 0.0182 seconds.