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Why do you see thunder after you see the flash of lightning?
You don't see thunder. You hear thunder. You hear thunder after seeing the lightning because light travels faster than sound. The further the storm away is, the bigger the time between when you see the lightning and hear the thunder.
Why is thunder heard after the lightning is seen?
Thunder is heard after lightning because light travels faster than sound. When lightning occurs, it heats the surrounding air quickly, causing it to expand rapidly. This rapid expansion creates shock waves that we hear as thunder, but it takes longer for sound to travel through the air to reach our ears compared to light.
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 lightning faster than wind?
Lightning (an electrical discharge) always travels faster than the speed of sound. Lightning moves at thousands of miles per second through the air. The energy heats the air, to many thousands of degrees in temperature, and the rapid expansion of the air creates sound waves, called thunder. These sound waves travel through the air at about 1/5 of a mile per second, so that at any distance away from a lightning strike, the flash is seen before the thunder is heard.
Can light travel faster than sound?
Under normal circumstances, no. The speed of light in a vacuum is roughly 300,000,000 meters/second, while the speed of sound through air is 340 meters/second. However light does not travel 3x109 m/s inside a medium, and recent experiments have shown there are ways to slow light down to a crawl. In such a medium, usually a crystal structure, sound could indeed travel faster than light.
Can airplanes travel faster than sound?
NO they can not travel faster than sound in thunder and lightning
Does sound travel faster in air in the summer or in the winter?
sound travels faster during the WINTER I learned this in science this is because during the winter sound particles are closer together making the sound travling faster during the summer the particles r more loose hopes this helps
Does sound travel faster in air in summer or in winter?
Sound typically travels faster in warm air, such as during summer, due to warmer temperatures causing air molecules to move more quickly. In colder air, such as during winter, sound travels slower as the molecules are slower.
Does sound travel faster in air in winter or summer?
Speed of sound is proportional to absolute temperature. It should therefore travel faster in warmer weather.
Predict whether sound will travel faster in the air in the summer or the winter?
Summer because the air particles are more spread out and can move faster in more heat
Why was it better to travel by water during the revolutionary war?
It was faster.
Why do you see lightning before hearing the thunder when they are made by the same event?
Light waves travel faster than sound waves!
How far did people travel on the Oregon Trial during a thunder storm?
At least 16 miles.
How many people living in the us travel during the summer?
79%
Why do you see thunder after you see the flash of lightning?
You don't see thunder. You hear thunder. You hear thunder after seeing the lightning because light travels faster than sound. The further the storm away is, the bigger the time between when you see the lightning and hear the thunder.
Why did the Mandan travel across the grassy plains during the summer?
to hunt buffalo
What are some travel tips on Mexico?
you may not want to go during summer:)
