How long does it take for sound to travel around the world ?
32.608695652173913042478260869565 hours 24000 miles at around 736 mph
I hope you don't meant the gunshot a the battle of Lexington ("the shot heard round the world").
Sound: Earth quake tremors are heard round the world, but they go thru the Earth.
If it were possible for a sound in air to travel around the world , it would have to travel in multlple paths, as no straight path exists. Assuming the paths available made the distance twice the circumference of the Earth, then
time= 2*24,000miles/.2mile/sec
= 48000/.2 seconds= about 240,000 seconds or about 240000/3600 hours= 67 hours.
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To determine how long it takes for sound to travel around the world, we first need to know the average speed of sound. Sound travels at different speeds depending on the medium through which it travels. In air, sound travels at approximately 343 meters per second (or about 1236 kilometers per hour).
The circumference of the Earth at the equator is approximately 40,075 kilometers. To find the time it takes for sound to travel around the world, we divide the distance by the speed of sound:
40,075 kilometers / 1236 kilometers per hour = approximately 32.4 hours
Therefore, it would take approximately 32.4 hours for sound to travel around the entire circumference of the Earth along the equator.
Keep in mind that this calculation assumes an ideal scenario where sound travels in a straight line without any obstacles or interference. In reality, factors such as temperature, humidity, and wind can affect the speed and direction of sound, so the actual time may vary.