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Because the speed of light is much faster than the speed of sound. Therefore, when the light from that event reaches your eyes, you see it. Then later, the sound from the event reaches your ears, and you hear it. Basically it's just because light travels faster than sound.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoThe speed of light is faster than the speed of sound.
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∙ 14y agoLight travels faster than sound.
Speed of light = 299,792,458 meters\second
Speed of sound = 343 meters/second
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∙ 12y agoYou see it first because light travel faster than sound and if you can see it you will not hear it until later on because of the fact that sound travels MUCH slower than sound.
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∙ 12y agobecause light speed is faster than the speed of sound, that is why you hear the bang of a fire work AFTER it has exploded.
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∙ 15y agobecause light travels faster than sound
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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.
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.
What if speed of light was 761 MPH?
The visual and audio components of an event would reach you at the same time regardless of distance. For example when you see lightning strike in the distance, and it takes awhile to hear the thunder. If light traveled at 761, you would see, and hear it simultaniously.
Why do you see a clap before you hear it?
Because the light that brings the view to your eyes travels about 875,000 times faster, and reaches you sooner, than the sound that brings the sound to your ears. If the event is anywhere more than maybe a hundred feet from you, then you can begin to perceive the difference.
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.
Why do we see distant events before we hear them?
because light waves travel faster than sound waves, you see the light a lot sooner than you hear the sound.
What two physics mistakes occur when you see and hear a distant explosion at the same time?
what ends up happening is that u will see the explosive before you can hear it because the speed of light passes through the atmosphere faster than that of sound.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
How do starfish know when a predator is coming?
they hear them before they see them.
Why can you see a balloon pop before you hear it pop?
Because when the event happens, the light from it covers the distance to your eyes roughly 879 thousand times faster than the sound from it travels to your ears.
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 did television help people follow the event of John F Kennedys death?
They could see and hear the news.
