Question
A track runner is getting ready to run a sprint at a track meet after school. To begin the track meet, the track officiator fires a gun. The runners all hear the sound and begin to race around the track. Which statement best describes the medium through which the sound waves move to allow the runners to hear the gunshot?
Responses
A The medium is the air.The medium is the air.
B The medium is the gun.The medium is the gun.
C The medium is the skin around the ears.The medium is the skin around the ears.
D Sound requires no medium, since it is a longitudinal wave.Sound requires no medium, since it is a longitudinal wave.
Responses
A The medium is the air.The medium is the air.
B The medium is the gun.The medium is the gun.
C The medium is the skin around the ears.The medium is the skin around the ears.
D Sound requires no medium, since it is a longitudinal wave.Sound requires no medium, since it is a longitudinal wave.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
A. The medium is the air.
Sound waves require a medium to travel, and in this case, the air is the medium through which the sound waves from the gunshot move, allowing the runners to hear it.
Sound waves require a medium to travel, and in this case, the air is the medium through which the sound waves from the gunshot move, allowing the runners to hear it.