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    • Set-up for measuring the speed of sound using an echo diagram.
    Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato Published 13 September 2019 Size: 99 KB Referencing Hub media

    Sound travels to a distant building and returns as an echo. Students use a timing app and distance to calculate the speed of sound.

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      Measuring the speed of sound

      In this investigation, students measure distance and time in order to calculate the speed of a sound wave. The investigation supports the science capability ‘Gather and interpret data’. It also ...

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