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How can I determine how far away lightning is using the keyword "how to see how far away lightning is"?
To determine how far away lightning is, count the seconds between seeing the lightning and hearing the thunder. Divide this number by 5 to estimate the distance in miles.
If you see lightning and didn't here thunder what dose that mean?
If you see lightning but don't hear thunder, it means the lightning is far away. The speed of light is much faster than the speed of sound, so you usually see lightning before you hear the associated thunder.
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.
What does it mean if you see lightning on a clear night?
Seeing lightning on a clear night may indicate that a storm is located far away and the lightning flashes are visible due to the clear sky. Lightning can travel long distances and be seen even when the storm itself is out of sight.
Why does thundering occur with out lightning?
While lightning produces very high temperatures, the amount of air it heats is fairly small. In most cases a bolt of lightning is a few miles away, too far away to feel the heat. People have felt the heat from lightning, but only when it struck dangerously close.
During a thunderstorm you see the lightning followed by the sound of the thunder What causes the delay between the light and the sound?
The delay between the lightning and the sound of thunder is due to the difference in speed between light and sound. Light travels much faster than sound, so we see the lightning first before hearing the thunder. By counting the seconds between seeing the lightning and hearing the thunder, you can estimate how far away the lightning struck.
How far can lightning strike?
When you see a lightning bolt, start counting how many seconds till you hear thunder. Divide that number by 5 and that tells you how far away the lightning bolt was in miles. http://www.easycalculation.com/weather/lightning.php
Heat lightning does it kill?
Potentially. Heat lightning is not a special kind of lightning: it is simply lightning that is too far away for the thunder to be heard. A fatal lightning bolt in a storm might only be visible as heat lightning 30 miles away.
How long do the different storms last?
You can never tell how long a thunder storm will last but you can tell how far away it is by waiting for thunder the count till you see lightning.
Do you hear thunder clap before or after the lightning bolt?
Since the speed of light is faster than the speed of sound, you will see the lightening bolt first. If you count the seconds between the two, you will have a rough estimate as to how far away the lightening bolt is.
What tools could you choose of you wanted to see something far away?
binoculares are use to see far away.
Is it true that you can use thunder to tell how far away a storm?
You can generally determine how far away you are from the place of origin by counting 1 one-hundred, 2 one hundred, etc until you hear thunder and divide that number by two. That is how many miles away you are.
