What is the term for the distance that sound waves travel in a given amount of time?

What is the term for the distance that sound waves travel in a given amount of time?

Correct Answer: speed of sound
sonic speed
velocity of sound
sound barrier

Explanation: The speed of sound is the distance that sound waves travel in a given amount of time. You’ll often see the speed of sound given as 343 meters per second. But that’s just the speed of sound under a certain set of conditions, specifically, through dry air at 20 °C. The speed of sound may be very different through other matter or at other temperatures.

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