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To estimate your distance from a thunderstorm count the number of seconds between a flash of lightning and the next clap of thunder. Divide your answer by 5.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoWhen a roar apears count how many seconds,for example 40 seconds,then the storm would be 40 miles away.
You see the flash. You then count the seconds in between the flash and the thunder. For every second, there is one mile.
Actually, this isn't true. It's roughly for every *5* seconds between the lightening and its thunder - that's 1 mile. So for this example, if the thunder came 40 seconds after the lightening flash, the storm would be about 8 miles away.
Sound travels at about 344 metres per second at sea level.
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∙ 12y agoTo estimate how far away lighting is away from you, you must ...
count the seconds from when you see the lightning, to when you hear the thunder.
Divide the seconds by 5 and this is approximately how many miles away the lightning is.
As sound travels at about 768 mph or 1,125 feet per second it covers one mile in 4.69333 seconds.
Forget the speed of light as that is near enough instantaneous.
and then count up to 100 and say poo
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∙ 12y agoWell one way of finding out how far lightning is from you is when you see the flash of lightning count seconds until you here the thunder the amount of seconds is equal to the amount of Kilometers
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∙ 9y agoYou can approximate how far lightning is from you by counting the seconds between when you see the lightning and when you hear the thunder. Seven seconds equal one mile.
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∙ 14y agoCount the seconds after you see a flash, every second until you hear thunder = how many miles away the strike was
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∙ 13y agoCount the seconds between the lightning and the following thunder. The amount of seconds is said to be approximate to the distance away in miles.
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∙ 11y agoIf this is the true way, you can see the lightning, then count how many seconds between the thunder and lightning, then divide that number by 2 or 5, but I'm not sure which one.
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∙ 14y agoYou Can hear it.
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What is the difference between heat lightning and regular lightning?
Nothing. Heat lightning is just lightning too far away to be heard.
What is a simple way to estimate how far away lightning?
First, watch for lightning. The second it hits the ground, starts counting in seconds. Stop when you hear thunder. divide the seconds by 5 to get how many miles away the lightning is. For kilometers, divide the seconds by 3.
If you see lightning and didn't here thunder what dose that mean?
You saw heat lightning then. Heat lightning is to far away to hear
Clare sees a lightning flash and counts 10 seconds before hearing its thunderclap If the speed of sound in air at sea level is about 730 miles per hour how far away is the lightning?
As far away as your brain is from your homework
What happens when there is lightning but no thunder?
Thunder is the sound caused by lightning, there is always thunder with lightning. If you cannot hear thunder maybe that is because you are too far away from the storm.
What is the difference between heat lightning and regular lightning?
Nothing. Heat lightning is just lightning too far away to be heard.
What is a simple way to estimate how far away lightning?
First, watch for lightning. The second it hits the ground, starts counting in seconds. Stop when you hear thunder. divide the seconds by 5 to get how many miles away the lightning is. For kilometers, divide the seconds by 3.
What kind of lightning is heat lightning?
Lightning from a distant thunderstorm too far away for thunder to be heard
You hear thunder 13.9 seconds after a lightning flash how far are you from lightning?
then the lightning is 2.78 miles away from you.
What type of lightning is heat lightning?
Heat lightning is just ordinary lightning that is too far away for you to hear the thunder.
What is lightning without thunder?
Lightning without thunder is called heat lightning. It occurs when the lightning is too far away for humans to hear the thunder.
If you see lightning and didn't here thunder what dose that mean?
You saw heat lightning then. Heat lightning is to far away to hear
How do you tell how far away a storm is?
To tell how far away a storm is note the seconds between the appearance of lightning and the sound of thunder. Every second between lightning and thunder represents one mile.
How can you determine how far lightning is away from sound?
You count 1,2,3,4,5, and every 5 seconds, the lightning is 1 mile away. 10 seconds would be 2 miles away, and so on.
Clare sees a lightning flash and counts 10 seconds before hearing its thunderclap If the speed of sound in air at sea level is about 730 miles per hour how far away is the lightning?
As far away as your brain is from your homework
The clap of a thunder was heard 4 seconds after the flash of lightning was seen If the air temperature was 28 degree celsius how far was the lightning?
the lightning was 0.8 miles away.
What happens when there is lightning but no thunder?
Thunder is the sound caused by lightning, there is always thunder with lightning. If you cannot hear thunder maybe that is because you are too far away from the storm.
