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Because the speed of light is faster than the speed of sound. If you are at the sight of the lightening strike then you see and hear the lighting at the same time. The more remote you are the greater the difference between the sight and the sound.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe thunder you hear from a distant bolt of lightning is caused by the sudden increase in pressure and temperature of the air through which lightning passes, which expands rapidly and produces a sonic boom. Sound waves, which are a type of pressure wave, travel through our atmosphere at around 1,230 km/h on a nice day at sea level.
Visible light is electromagnetic radiation, which travels at vastly greater speeds than any pressure wave, and travels at roughly 1,080,000,000 km/h through our atmosphere.
The light will reach your eyes very much more quickly than the sound will reach your ears.
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∙ 11y agoBecause light travels faster than sound. It's as simple as that.
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∙ 14y agoLighting is the result of a large potential difference between oppositely charged bodies. The lightning is an electric discharge which rapidly heats the surrounding air, causing thunder.
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∙ 8y agoIt's because the speed of light is much faster than those of sound.
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Can you see thunder or lightning?
You see lighting and hear thunder.
Is it true that thunder is the sound lighting?
Yes. Thunder is the sound of lighting hitting the ground. Light travels much faster than sound so you see the lighting first and hear the thunder afterwards. If you see the lighting and hear the thunder right after, then you are closer to wear the lighting struck.
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.
If the time lag between seeing the flash of lighting and hearing the thunder is 4 seconds how far away is the lighting?
Compare the speed of light to the speed of sound for your answer. In any explosion, you see the flash before you hear the noise.
Can you hear thunder?
I can always hear thunder in thunder and lightning, everyone can, except for deaf people of course because they can't hear anything.
Can you see thunder or lightning?
You see lighting and hear thunder.
WHy can you see lighting before you hear thunder?
because lighting is made of plasma- the hottest state of matter. the intense heat makes the air around it pop, and that creates thunder.
Is it true that thunder is the sound lighting?
Yes. Thunder is the sound of lighting hitting the ground. Light travels much faster than sound so you see the lighting first and hear the thunder afterwards. If you see the lighting and hear the thunder right after, then you are closer to wear the lighting struck.
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.
If you can hear thunder are you close enough to get struck by lightng in a thunder storm?
yes u can still be struck by lighting, if you can hear it or not.
What are similes in Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry?
I was like as fast as a lighting boult
Does thunder always mean lightning?
Generally, yes. Lighting and thunder originate at the same time, but since light travels much faster than sound, you see the lightning before you hear the thunder. The one exception is if the lighting strikes very close, within a few hundred feet. In this case you see the lightning and hear the thunder at essentially the same time.
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.
If the time lag between seeing the flash of lighting and hearing the thunder is 4 seconds how far away is the lighting?
Compare the speed of light to the speed of sound for your answer. In any explosion, you see the flash before you hear the noise.
Why is the sound of a thunder heard after the lighting is seen although they are produced at the same time?
Thunder is the sound caused by lightning. Also the speed of light travels much faster than the speed of sound, so people should see lightning before they hear thunder.
Can you see thunder?
yea u cna see it if its loud enough to shake your windows otherwise no u just hear thunder u see lighting
Would you see lighting first or thunder?
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.
