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Have you ever seen fireworks before? Maybe you remember that when the fireworks explode, you see the big burst of color before you hear the bang. If you were right next to the firework, way up in the air, the flash and the sound would seem to be at almost the same time, but the farther away you are, the bigger the gap will be between the pretty light and the big boom
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Is light faster than sound or sound is faster than light?
Light is faster than sound
Why you see a distant event before you hear it?
Because the speed of light is much faster than the speed of sound. Therefore, when the light from that event reaches your eyes, you see it. Then later, the sound from the event reaches your ears, and you hear it. Basically it's just because light travels faster than sound.
Is there a tiny particle that can faster than the speed of light and sound?
no, not that i know of though but im sure nothing is faster than the speed of light and the speed of sound is slower than the light
Is the speed of light or sound faster?
The speed of light is about 880 thousand timesfaster than the speed of sound.
Why do you see fireworks before hearing them?
We see the firework works first because the because burning emits light . It is a fact that it travels faster than sound . So the sound energy produced during the burning of fire work reaches us late . So we hear the sound after vizualizing it.
Is light faster than sound or sound is faster than light?
Light is faster than sound
Is light faster than sound or is it the other away around?
Light is faster than sound.
What travels faster than light waves and sound waves?
Light travels faster than sound ... about 875,000 times faster. Nothing travels faster than light.
What is fast light or sound?
Light is faster than sound
Conconde flies faster than the speed of light?
No. The Concorde flew faster than the speed of sound. Nothing can move faster than the speed of light.
What is faster magnetism or light?
Light is for sure faster, and If you want to know what is faster than light its sound.
Why you see a distant event before you hear it?
Because the speed of light is much faster than the speed of sound. Therefore, when the light from that event reaches your eyes, you see it. Then later, the sound from the event reaches your ears, and you hear it. Basically it's just because light travels faster than sound.
Whats faster sound or light?
Light is about 800,000 faster (compared to the speed of sound in air).
Why you see light first then sound after?
light travel faster than sound. see in real life we see lightning first then we hear the thunder.
Is sound faster than light in water?
No.
Is there a tiny particle that can faster than the speed of light and sound?
no, not that i know of though but im sure nothing is faster than the speed of light and the speed of sound is slower than the light
What travels faster in air sound or light and how do you know this?
Light is faster in air than sound.
