If You Shout Across a Canyon and the Echo Returns

question 22

Multiple Choice

If you shout across a canyon and the echo returns in four seconds, how far away is the other side? (Velocity of sound in air is 300 m/s) .

• A) 150
• B) 300
• C) 600
• D) 1200
• E) 2400 meters

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Hostile Surroundings

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Sociopetal

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