Speed of sound
Template:Otheruses The speed of sound is Template:Convert per hour or Template:Convert per second in dry air in room temperature. Sound moves faster through liquids and solids than air, since liquids and solids can be pushed together more. Sound cannot travel through a vacuum, which is a space without any air or matter. The speed of sound is affected by temperature. It travels slower at low temperatures, for example in the stratosphere.
You can calculate the speed of sound like this:
[math]\displaystyle{ a = \sqrt{\gamma*R*T} }[/math]
Where: [math]\displaystyle{ \gamma }[/math] is the ratio of specific heats (1.4 for air) R is the gas constant ([math]\displaystyle{ 287 N*m/kg*K }[/math] for air) T is temperature (in Kelvins)
The speed of sound is also known as Mach 1. Things that go faster are supersonic.