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Q: If you hear thunder 3 seconds after you see lightning and sound travels at a speed of 330 meters per second the how far away is the storm?
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This is a delay of 5 seconds between the time you see a flash of lightning and hear thunder if the temperature is 20 celsius how far away is the lightning strike?

So, the sound travels at about 340 meters per second. The answer is 340 meters X 5 seconds equals 1700 meters away is the lightning strikes.


How much time would it take the sound of thunder to travel 1500 meters if sound travels at a speed of 330 meters per second?

1500 meters/330 meters per second = 4.55 seconds


What is the speed of a rocket that travels 9000 meters in 30 seconds?

what is the speed of a rocket that travels 9000 meters in 12.12 seconds


How does thunder roll?

Thunder is the sound that lightening makes. Sound travels through air at "the speed of sound." Officially, the speed of sound is 331.3 meters per second (1,087 feet per second) in dry air at 0 degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit). At a temperature like 28 degrees C (82 degrees F), the speed is 346 meters per second. As you can see, the speed of sound changes depending on the temperature and the humidity; but if you want a round number, then something like 350 meters per second and 1,200 feet per second are reasonable numbers to use. So sound travels 1 kilometer in roughly 3 seconds and 1 mile in roughly 5 seconds. When you see the flash of a lightning bolt, you can start counting seconds and then divide to see how far away the lightning struck. If it takes 10 seconds for the thunder to roll in, the lightning struck about 2 miles or 3 kilometers away.


How much time would it take for the sound of thunder to travel 2000 meters if sound travels a the speed of 330 meters per second?

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What is the distance between you and a storm if you hear thunder five seconds after you see lightning?

Since sound travels at about 1100 feet per second at approximately 70 degrees Fahrenheit, you would be 5500 feet from the lightning. But you would be closer to the storm because lightning rarely occurs on the edge of a storm.


What is the speed of a rocket that travels 9000 meters in 12.12 seconds-?

A rocket that travels 9000 meters in 12.12 seconds moves at 742.5742 meters/second which is approx 1660 mph


Wave speed that travels 4 meters in 2 seconds?

4 meters/2 seconds = 2 meters/second.


Why is lightning seen before sound of thunder is heard even though both occurs simultaneously during thunder storms?

Because the speed of light is faster than the speed of sound. In fact, light arrives at the observer virtually instantaneously, but sound takes almost 5 seconds to travel each mile. It's simple to observe lightening then count seconds until the thunder is heard to estimate the distance.


How far is lightning when you hear thunder?

Sound travels through air at "the speed of sound." Officially, the speed of sound is 331.3 meters per second(1,087 feet per second) in dry air at 0 degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit). At a temperature like 28 degrees C (82 degrees F), the speed is 346 meters per second. As you can see, the speed of sound changes depending on the temperature and the humidity; but if you want a round number, then something like 350 meters per second and 1,200 feet per second are reasonable numbers to use. So sound travels 1 kilometer in roughly 3 seconds and 1 mile in roughly 5 seconds. When you see the flash of a lightning bolt, you can start counting seconds and then divide to see how far away the lightning struck. If it takes 10 seconds for the thunder to roll in, the lightning struck about 2 miles or 3 kilometers away.


How do you calculate lightning?

# Watch the sky for a flash of lightning. # Count the number of seconds until you hear thunder. If you have a watch with a second hand or a digital watch that has seconds, begin timing as soon as you see the lightning and stop as soon as you hear the thunder start. If you don't have a watch, do your best to count the seconds accurately. Say "One one thousand, two one thousand etc." in your mind for each second. # Divide the number of seconds by 5 to calculate the distance in miles (or divide by 3 for kilometers). In other words if you counted 18 seconds from when you saw the lightning, the strike was 3.6 miles (6 kilometers) from your location. The delay between when you see lightning and when you hear thunder occurs because sound travels much, much more slowly than light. Sound travels through air at about 1100-1200 feet (330-350 meters) per second (depending on altitude, relative humidity, pressure, etc.), which is a little more than one mile per five seconds (one kilometer per three seconds). In comparison, the speed of light is 983,571,058 feet (299,792,458 meters) per second.#* For example, if lightning strikes a point 1 mile away, you will see the strike approximately .00000536 seconds after the strike while you will hear it approximately 4.72 seconds after the actual strike. If you calculate the difference between these two experiences, a person will hear a strike approximately 4.71999 seconds after the strike actually occurred. Therefore, 5 seconds per mile is a fairly robust approximation.


A car travels 40 meters in 10 seconds Which is its speed?

40 meters/10 seconds = 4 meters per second.