Wave properties and behaviour

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Question 4
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Students are measuring the speed of sound in air. One student stands 150 m away from a second student and claps two wooden blocks together. The second student starts a stopwatch when they see the blocks meet and stops it when they hear the sound.

They record the following times:

  • 0.32 s
  • 0.51 s
  • 0.38 s
  • 0.47 s

Explain why their measured times vary so much.

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