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When TV is switched on sound is heard first but light travels faster than sound why?
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The reason you hear sound before the picture is that your speakers will work immediate as your screen needs a second or two to start up.
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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 is a firework seen before heard?
Beacause light travels faster than sound
Why is a firework seen before its heard?
Because light travels faster than sound.
Why is thunder heard after the lightning is seen?
Because light travels much faster than sound.
Explain why thunder is heard after the lightning is seen?
Thunder is sound- it travels at the speed of sound- about 1100 feet per second. Lightning is light- it travels at the speed of light- about 186,000 miles a second. The light is faster, gets there first.
Will sound travel faster in solid liquid or gas?
Sound is a compression wave that travels via then vibrations of particles. If the particles are closer together then the wave (sound) moves faster. Particles are closer together in a liquid than a gas, therefore sound travels faster through liquids.
A distant lightning can be seen several seconds before the accompanying thunder is heard. Why?
Light travels faster than sound
How can YOU tell from the thunderstorm that sound waves and light waves travel at different speeds?
First we see the light due to lightning process. But the thunder sound is heard only after a few seconds. This implies that light travels faster and sound travels very very slowly
Why is a fire normally seen before it is heard?
cuz light travels faster then sound(speed of sunlight 300 000 km in sec)
Why do divers hear better under water?
Sound travels faster underwater, but this does not mean that divers hear better underwater. It just means that the sound is heard more quickly.
What kind of wind conditions would make sound more easily heard at long distances Less easily heard at long distances?
Sound travels faster through warm air than cold air. Water vapor in the air increases this speed slightly also.
What military branch travels the most?
From what I heard the Navy or Air Force
