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Because light travels faster than sound. So the light reaches you first then the sound comes after.
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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
Why are you hearing thundering after lightning?
A lightning flash travels at the speed of light. The sound of thunder travels much slower. Therefore, we see the flash before we hear the thunder.
Why does thunder ussually occur during storms that have lightning flashes?
The thunder is the sound of lightning but you only hear the thunder after the flash because lightning is faster than the speed of sound.
Why is it not dangerous if you hear thunder long after you see a flash of lightning?
The farther in between the two, the farther away the danger.
Why is not dangerous if you hear thunder long after you see the flash of lightning?
Cause the voice comes 10 times faster than the flash so it is not dangerous but in that case it means that probably another flash of lighting is about to strike.
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.
Why do sometimes hear thunder at about the same time you see flash of lightning but other times you hear thunder after the flash?
If you hear the thunder almost at the same time as the lightning flash - the storm is directly overhead. Usually - the sound of thunder arrives a few seconds after the lightning, because light travels much faster than sound.
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
If you hear thunder 5 s after seeing a flash of lightning the distance to the lightning strike is about?
5 miles away
Why are you hearing thundering after lightning?
A lightning flash travels at the speed of light. The sound of thunder travels much slower. Therefore, we see the flash before we hear the thunder.
There is a delay of 5 seconds between the time you see a flash of lightning and hear the thunder?
the lightning is roughly a mile away
Why do you see thunder after you see the flash of lightning?
You don't see thunder. You hear thunder. You hear thunder after seeing the lightning because light travels faster than sound. The further the storm away is, the bigger the time between when you see the lightning and hear the thunder.
Why does thunder ussually occur during storms that have lightning flashes?
The thunder is the sound of lightning but you only hear the thunder after the flash because lightning is faster than the speed of sound.
Why do you see a lightning flash before you hear it?
Because the speed of light is faster than the speed of sound.
Why is it not dangerous if you hear thunder long after you see a flash of lightning?
The farther in between the two, the farther away the danger.
When was Lightning Flash created?
Lightning Flash was created in 1983-06.
What is heat lightning?
Heat lightning is lightning from a distant thunderstorm. Because of the great distance, you never hear the thunder, and usually do not see the bolt, but rather a flash in distant clouds. It is usually seen at night.
