If it is a thunderstorm, you check how long it takes to hear the thunder after you see a lightning strike. For every five seconds, the lightning strike is about one mile away. The lightning causes the thunder, and the sound travels at a speed of about one mile per five seconds.
The distance round a closed figure is the perimeter.
Perimeter
650 km
Countless Centuries Fled into the Distance Like So Many Storms was created on 2008-07-22.
The distance around the out side of a figure is?
that distance is called the perimeter of the figure.
The distance around a figure is called the "perimeter", unless the figure is a circle - in that case, it is called the "circumference".
In general, travelers use maps to help them figure out distance.
It is the total distance around the figure
yes but the figure is a closed curve. The distance around an object is the perimeter.
Distance = Speed*Time
perimeter