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How fast does sound travel?


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Sound travels 340 meters per second, thats 3 football fields a second!

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The cat's meow like any sounds, moves at about 1128 per second, which is 770 miles per hour.

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Sound moves at about 1128 per second, which is 770 miles per hour. ChaCha for now!

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In dry air at 20 degrees C (68 degrees F), the speed of sound is 343 meters per second (1,125 ft/s). ChaCha!

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Sound moves about 1500 meters per second in seawater; sound moves much more slowly in air, at about 340 meters per second. ChaCha!

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The answer to this depends on the material it is traveling through. In air, sound waves travel at around 330 metres/second

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In air, sound waves travel at around 330 metres/second. Do you have anymore questions I can help you with?Thanks for using ChaCha!

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At sea level at 59-degrees Fahrenheit the speed 761 miles per hour (1,225 km/p/h).

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Speed of sound at sea level = 340.29 m / s. Thanks for asking ChaCha!

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