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well nothing is faster than the speed of light except possibly neutrinos but that is not yet conclusive, it is about 3.0x108m/s m to give a frame of reference it takes about 8 minutes for the light from the sun to reach the earth, which is not a long time considering how fa that is. the speed of sound is not nearly as fast.
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∙ 11y agosound travels through our atmosphere at approximately 330 m/s. lightning is just a huge flash of electricity from the cloud to the earth and back. the light we see given off from the strike travels at about 2.99x10^8 m/s. The light is a lot faster than the sound, that's why the thunder (sound) is heard after the flash of lightning is seen.For the actual speed of the lightning strike, it depends on the conditions of the air that it is in but the average is about 4.4x10^5 m/s.
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∙ 9y agoAt sea level and through the earth's atmosphere, the speed of light is approx 299,700,000 metres per second. The speed of sound in the same situation is approx 343 metres per second. In vacuum, the speed of light reaches its maximum value, which is 299,792,458 metres per second whereas sound does not travel at all so that its speed is 0.
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∙ 6y agoLight travels at 299,792,458 ms-1 through vacuum.Sound travels at 3243.29 ms-1 through air at sea level. It denser materials it is faster: for example, in iron it travels at 5120 ms-1.
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How is the speed of light and speed of sound related?
The speed of light is about 900,000 times as fast as the speed of sound in air.
What travels faster through water light or sound?
Light travels faster through anything than sound does.Light also travels through a few things that sound can't.Light is around 150,000 times as fast.
Is light faster than sound or sound is faster than light?
Light is faster than sound
How fast can you listen?
At the speed of sound
Is the speed of light or sound faster?
The speed of light is about 880 thousand timesfaster than the speed of sound.
What is fast light or sound?
Light is faster than sound
Which is fast sound or light?
Both are fast but light is faster by far.
Can light travel as fast as sound?
no from what i have learned light travels faster then sound
What travel fast light or sound in the universe?
light travels faster.
How is the speed of light and speed of sound related?
The speed of light is about 900,000 times as fast as the speed of sound in air.
How do sound waves travel compared to light waves?
light waves fast
Which travel faster in coated glass pipe sound or light?
No matter what you do to either of them, light is always going to travel at least several hundred times as fast as sound, and most generally about 800 thousand times as fast as sound. Sound will never travel faster than light, in any situation.
How fast are light waves compared to sound waves?
Light is almost a million times faster.
Can the speed of sound travel faster than the speed of light?
No. Light in vacuum is roughly 880 thousand timesas fast as sound in air.
How fast do echoes travel?
About 1100 feet per second, which is the speed of sound.
Why is diffraction of sound waves more easily observed than diffraction of light waves?
sound waves travel fast than light waves
How fast can light and sound travel?
Light travels at 186,000 miles per second. Sound travels at around 765 m.p.h., but that can cary a bit depending on temperature and humidity.
