Question
After an explosion far away, a person working on a farm first senses vibrations in the ground, then hears the explosion. What accounts for the time between the vibrations and the noise?
Responses
A Wind slows down the noise in the air.Wind slows down the noise in the air.
B The landscape affects the way sound travels through the air.The landscape affects the way sound travels through the air.
C Sound travels faster through the ground than through the air.Sound travels faster through the ground than through the air.
D The speed of sound is faster through the air than in the ground.The speed of sound is faster through the air than in the ground.
Responses
A Wind slows down the noise in the air.Wind slows down the noise in the air.
B The landscape affects the way sound travels through the air.The landscape affects the way sound travels through the air.
C Sound travels faster through the ground than through the air.Sound travels faster through the ground than through the air.
D The speed of sound is faster through the air than in the ground.The speed of sound is faster through the air than in the ground.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct response is:
C **Sound travels faster through the ground than through the air.**
This explains why the person on the farm first senses the vibrations (which travel through the ground) before hearing the sound of the explosion (which travels through the air).
C **Sound travels faster through the ground than through the air.**
This explains why the person on the farm first senses the vibrations (which travel through the ground) before hearing the sound of the explosion (which travels through the air).