You Are on a Boat in a Fog and Know

question 38

Multiple Choice

You are on a boat in a fog and know there are cliffs ahead of you somewhere,but you cannot see them.You use your fog horn to send out a blast of sound (assume the temperature of the air is 20 ^oC) and the time it takes for the sound to return to you is 20.0 s.How far away are the cliffs (in metric units) ? Hint: Be careful and think about the physics of the problem.You may want to make a sketch of the situation to help you determine the answer.

• A)1798 m
• B)3444 m
• C)3596 m
• D)7192 m

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