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Light travels much faster than sound. Light goes 186,000 miles per second. Sound travels at about 720 miles an hour. The light reaches your eye long before the sound gets there.
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When a cannon is fired why do you see the light before you hear it?
For the same reason you see lightning before you hear thunder, Light travels faster than sound.
Why can you hear a fire engine coming around a street corner before you can see it.?
There are two reasons why we can see a plane in the air before we hear it. The first reason is the fact that light moves faster than sound. Everything we see is the result of light reflecting off of an object and into our eyes, producing an image. Second, the plane might be too far. So, with that in mind, we might not even be able to hear the plane in the first place.
Would you hear thunder or see lighting first?
Even though the lightning and thunder occur at roughly the same time, you would see a distant strike before you would hear it, because the light travels to you about 882 thousand times as fast as the sound does.
Why do you see a flashed of lightning before you hear a clap of thunder?
Because the speed of light travels faster than the speed of sound.
Do you hear thunder after you see lightning because it's further away?
no light comes before sound its the law of conservation of energy
Why you see the fighter plane first but hear the plane later?
Because it is travelling faster than the speed of sound, the sound comes later. However, if a fighter plane was slower than the speed of sound, you'd see the plane first.
You rarely see this insect but you often hear it chirping?
The insect you rarely see but often hear chirping is the cricket. They are the ones who come out at night and they are very loud.
Can you see a plane going Mach 2.4?
Yes - but it will be travelling fast ! You will hear the sound of the engines a few seconds after the plane passes overhead.
Where do rooks build their nests?
Rooks often nest in trees: you can frequently see large numbers of nests together (a rookery). In fact, you might hear them before you see them!
What happened to Gat in saintsrow the third?
On the intro mission you can see the player and Shaundi talking to him through a intercom, you can hear him being shot and he dies just before the plane crashes into the ocean.
When a cannon is fired why do you see the light before you hear it?
For the same reason you see lightning before you hear thunder, Light travels faster than sound.
Why can you hear a fire engine coming around a street corner before you can see it.?
There are two reasons why we can see a plane in the air before we hear it. The first reason is the fact that light moves faster than sound. Everything we see is the result of light reflecting off of an object and into our eyes, producing an image. Second, the plane might be too far. So, with that in mind, we might not even be able to hear the plane in the first place.
How do starfish know when a predator is coming?
they hear them before they see them.
How come you see lighting and do not hear it and how come you hear thunder and do not see it?
You see lightning before you hear it because light moves faster than sound. Thunder comes from the lightning. You can't hear it until the sound waves reach you.
What are the verbs in this sentence You can hear the train long before you saw it?
Can hear and saw are the verbs, but "saw" should be "see".
How do you know when your best friend has given up on you?
You know when your best friend has given up on you when you don't see or hear from them as often as you used to. They seem distant and are cooler with you than before.
What was Goose's role in the plane in Top Gun?
he had radar back there so he can see the planes before they can see them
