The Speed of Sound in Air Is Approximately $340 \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { s } .$

question 36

Essay

The speed of sound in air is approximately $340 \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { s } .$ .The speed of light in air is approximately $3 ^ { \times } 10 ^ { 8 } \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { s }$ If 8.8 seconds elapses between seeing a lightning strike and hearing the thunder, how
far away was the lightning strike?

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Definitions:

Test Statistic

A value, derived from sample data, used in hypothesis testing to determine whether to reject the null hypothesis.

Sample Standard Deviation

A measure of the variability or dispersion of a sample data set, quantifying the extent to which the numbers vary from the sample mean.

Confidence Interval Estimate

A range of values, derived from sample data, that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter, with a specified level of confidence.

Population Variance

The average of the squared differences from the Mean, representing the variance of an entire population.