How fast is sound in water?
5,328 km/hAbout 3,310 mph · Jet
About 1,480 m a second, over four times faster than in air.
That's about 95 times a red kangaroo's top speed (56 km/h).
🌊5,328 km/h
🏁a dragster
By speed: sound in water is about 9.9× faster than a dragster.
Things about as fast
- How fast was the SR-71 Blackbird?3,529.6 km/h
- How fast is 1 kilometre per second?3,600 km/h
- How fast does the Moon orbit Earth?3,683 km/h
- What is Pluto's escape velocity?4,356 km/h
- How fast does a spacecraft orbit the Moon?5,760 km/h
- How fast does the Sun spin at its equator?7,189 km/h
- How fast was the X-15 rocket plane?7,274 km/h
- How fast does Phobos orbit Mars?7,700 km/h
Many real things vary, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].