Question

A stone hits the bottom of an old mineshaft that is 210 m deep. If the temperature in the mineshaft is 10°C, how many seconds pass before the sound is heard at the top of the mine shaft?

Answer 1

The speed of sound in air at 10°C is approximately 343 meters per second. Let's use the formula:

distance = speed x time

We want to find the time it takes for the sound to travel 210 meters to the top of the mineshaft. So we can rearrange the formula to solve for time:

time = distance ÷ speed

Plugging in the values we have, we get:

time = 210 ÷ 343

time ≈ 0.612 seconds

Therefore, it takes approximately 0.612 seconds for the sound to travel from the bottom to the top of the mineshaft.