Height of a Firework
In this activity you are to determine the height at which a firework explodes based on the horizontal distance you are away from the site of the explosion and the delay in time between the explosion and the arrival of the sound at your location

Make sure you take into consideration the temperature of the air on the night this firework exploded, for that will affect the speed of sound through the air

Height of a Firework
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You are standing at a given horizontal distance from the firework launcher. Click on the launcher to shoot the firework straight up

After the firework explodes, time how long is required for the sound to arrive at your location

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Speed of Sound (m/s):
Total Distance (m):
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