Sound (thunder) travels much much slower than light (lightning flash).
Seen first before hearing as velocity of light very much higher than that of sound
The nouns for things that can't be seen (heard, smelled, tasted, or touched) are called abstract nouns.
The difference between lightning and static is lightning is formed by giant clouds rubbed against each other and static is something such as flanel p.j.s rubbing together. Lightning is big, and static is small.
Plasma is a form of matter that is so hot that the atomic structure breaks down, and the atom loses its electrons (the nucleus remains intact). Plasmas glow, which can be seen in both lightning and fire. The ionized electrons emit light.
The use of Teleportation in TV series,Movies or Games has been invented...but have you seen or heard of anyone teleporting in reality?-Caesar 96
Yes No, lightening is seen before thunder is heard.
Light travels faster than sound
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.
Light travels faster than sound. This causes the lightning flash to be seen first, with thunder taking longer to be heard.
It isn't ! A flash of lightening is seen BEFORE a peal of thunder is heard.
Because light travels much faster than sound.
the lightning was 0.8 miles away.
Thunder - is the result of a lightning flash. The flash causes the surrounding air to move away from the source at 300 metres/second. An approximate calculation for the relationship between the lightning flash to hearing the thunder, is 5 seconds per mile.
Surely you have heard thunder and seen lightening during a storm - what you can see and measure is fact not myth.
When lightning appears in the remote distance and appears to produce no thunder sound, it is popularly known as "heat lightning." Meteorologists will tell you that there really is no such thing as a distinct type of lightning that is not followed by thunder. All lightning produces thunder, but it is only audible for a distance of some 15-20 miles from the storm. At night, lightning can be seen for distances of up to 125 miles if the conditions are right. So when lightning is seen but no thunder is heard, you are simply too far away from the storm.
When lightning appears in the remote distance and appears to produce no thunder sound, it is popularly known as "heat lightning." Meteorologists will tell you that there really is no such thing as a distinct type of lightning that is not followed by thunder. All lightning produces thunder, but it is only audible for a distance of some 15-20 miles from the storm. At night, lightning can be seen for distances of up to 125 miles if the conditions are right. So when lightning is seen but no thunder is heard, you are simply too far away from the storm.
Thunder is sound- it travels at the speed of sound- about 1100 feet per second. Lightning is light- it travels at the speed of light- about 186,000 miles a second. The light is faster, gets there first.