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How do you tell how far away a storm is?
To tell how far away a storm is note the seconds between the appearance of lightning and the sound of thunder. Every second between lightning and thunder represents one mile.
Are you save on a boat when there is lighting?
It depends on if the storm is right on top of you or a couple miles away to know how many miles away you are from a storm wait for lighting to come then count until you hear thunder and the last number you stopped on is how far away the storm is
Can you calculate storm distance between thunder claps?
If you count the number of seconds from when you see the flash of lightening to when you hear the thunder, you will have a rough estimate as how far the storm is.
What are light years used for?
To calculate how far away stars are from Earth.
How do you calculate how far away each piece of playground equipment is?
ten feet
What causes lots of lightning but no thunder during a storm?
Lightning without thunder during a storm is typically caused by a phenomenon known as heat lightning. Heat lightning occurs when lightning strikes far away and the sound of thunder does not travel as far as the light from the strike. This can happen when the storm is too far away for the sound waves to reach your location, resulting in the appearance of lightning without the accompanying thunder.
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.
Distance between number 20 and -11?
31
How far from the heavy rain of a thunderstorm can lightning strike?
Lightning can strike up to 30 miles from the parent storm cell, though such cases are rare.
How large ocean waves made by a hurricane wear away a beach more than 500 miles away from the storm?
by 500 miles far the waves are just normal.
If it takes 10 seconds for it to thunder after it lighting strikes how far is the storm?
Five seconds is one mile away.Ten seconds is two miles away.
If it take 10 seconds for its to thunder after a lighting strikes how far is the storm?
Five seconds is one mile away.Ten seconds is two miles away.
