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How many months can an average lightning flash power a 100 watt light bulb?
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∙ 10y ago
The energy in a flash can be estimated from the voltage, current and time. If it's 10 million volts and 100,000 amps that is 1012 watts, and if it lasts for 10 microseconds (10-5 seconds) the energy would be 107 Joules, which would power a 100 w bulb for 105 seconds, or 28 hours.
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Why are you hearing thundering after lightning?
A lightning flash travels at the speed of light. The sound of thunder travels much slower. Therefore, we see the flash before we hear the thunder.
Can one flash of lightning contain enough electricity to light a house for a year?
yes
Why do you hear thunderclap after a lightning flash?
Because light travels faster than sound. So the light reaches you first then the sound comes after.
Why do we hear thunder some seconds after seeing the lightning?
In simple terms... light travels much faster than sound. We see the lightning flash first, followed by the sound when it finally reaches us
When you see lightning strike you hear thunder first is this statement a scientific theory or a scientific law?
It's neither because it's an erroneous statement. Thunder is the sound made by lightning; it therefore cannot precede the lightning flash because the lightning flash travels at the speed of light and the thunder travels much more slowly at the speed of sound.
Name something that causes a flash of light?
lightning camera flash passing car flash light fireworks
Is lightning a light source or reflector?
Of course. Any source of light can be reflected from a mirror. The lightning itself will not reflect from a mirror.
Why are you hearing thundering after lightning?
A lightning flash travels at the speed of light. The sound of thunder travels much slower. Therefore, we see the flash before we hear the thunder.
What is a sentence for flash?
Old cameras used to use flash bulbs. The storm was over in a flash. A flash of lightning scared the children.
Can one flash of lightning contain enough electricity to light a house for a year?
yes
Why lightning is seen before thunder is heard?
Sound (thunder) travels much much slower than light (lightning flash).
Does thunder cause lightning or does lightning cause thunder. Explain?
Lightning causes thunder. Lightning is a massive electrical discharge that you see as a bolt or flash of light. Thunder is the sound caused when the lightning superheats the air, creating a shockwave.
Why do you see a lightning flash before you hear it?
Because the speed of light is faster than the speed of sound.
Why do sometimes hear thunder at about the same time you see flash of lightning but other times you hear thunder after the flash?
If you hear the thunder almost at the same time as the lightning flash - the storm is directly overhead. Usually - the sound of thunder arrives a few seconds after the lightning, because light travels much faster than sound.
Why do you hear thunderclap after a lightning flash?
Because light travels faster than sound. So the light reaches you first then the sound comes after.
Why do we see lightning first and then followed by thunder?
Light travels faster than sound. This causes the lightning flash to be seen first, with thunder taking longer to be heard.
Why do we hear thunder some seconds after seeing the lightning?
In simple terms... light travels much faster than sound. We see the lightning flash first, followed by the sound when it finally reaches us
