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The thunder is heard five seconds after the lightning so the storm is at a distance of........... from you?
roughly a mile
How can you determine how far lightning is away from sound?
You can determine how far away lightning is by counting the seconds between seeing the lightning and hearing the thunder, and then dividing by 5 to get the distance in miles or by 3 to get the distance in kilometers. Sound travels at a speed of about 1 kilometer per 3 seconds or 1 mile per 5 seconds.
If the storm is 8 kilometers away how many seconds will pass before you hear thunder?
A lightning strike is about 1,100 feet away if you hear the thunder one second after the lightning flash. The distance varies somewhat with temperature, air pressure, and other environmental conditions.
What is the distance between you and a storm if you hear thunder five seconds after you see lightning?
Since sound travels at about 1100 feet per second at approximately 70 degrees Fahrenheit, you would be 5500 feet from the lightning. But you would be closer to the storm because lightning rarely occurs on the edge of a storm.
How far away is a thunderstorm if you SEE a flash of lightning and then HEAR thunder 10 seconds later?
When lightning occurs and creates thunder you see the lightning immediately because light travels so fast (abot 186,000 miles per second). But sound travels much slower so you don't hear the thunder until several seconds after it occurs. I believe the approximate rule that is used is sound travels about 1 mile in 5 seconds. So if it is 15 seconds before you hear the thunder then the storm is about 3 miles away.
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.
How can you tell your eyes and ears are receiving message from the bright at the same time?
Light travels much faster than sound. You will see a flash of lightning, and then hear the thunder some seconds later. I was once told that if I see a flash and then count in seconds. If the thunder is heard 5 seconds later, the storm is a mile away.
How many yards away is the lightning if you here the thunder 3 seconds later?
About 975 yards.
The thunder is heard five seconds after the lightning so the storm is at a distance of........... from you?
roughly a mile
The echo of a ships fog horn reflected from an iceberg is heard 8.0 seconds after the horn is sounded?
The iceberg is 1372 meters away.
If a cannon is fired 6 seconds away how far is it from you in meters?
If the cannon is seen to fire six seconds before the shot is heard, the cannon is just over 1900 metres (about 2100 yards) from the observer.
Why is the thunder of a lighting strike not heard at the same time the lighting strike is seen?
The bolt of lightning will generate an intense light. This light will move at (you guessed it) the speed of light. It will be seen pretty much at the instant it is generated. The thunderclap is a mechanical shock wave generated by the superheating of the air in the path of a lightning bolt. This shock wave will travel at the speed of sound in the air. The sound will arrive at an observer's location later than the light from the bolt because sound does not travel as fast as light. Further, the delay will vary as the distance between the observer and the bolt. The sound can only travel at the speed of sound, so it arrives later than the light at the observers location. How much later? Glad you asked. You've heard of counting seconds between the time the flash is seen and the time the thunder is heard and using this to calculate the distance away that the lightning happened. Sound travels at approximately 2/10ths of a mile per second in air. If you start counting ("one one thousand, two one thousand,...) you can approximate the number of seconds it took for the sound to reach you. Divide that by 5 to discover the number of miles distant the bolt occurred.
If lighting strikes 3km away from me how long does it take for the light to reach to reach me?
99 ten millionths of a second. It would take sound 8.85 seconds.
The clap of a thunder was heard 4 seconds after the flash of lightning was seen If the air temperature was 28 degree celsius how far was the lightning?
the lightning was 0.8 miles away.
How far away can a tiger be heard?
Experts say the roar can be heard two miles away.
How far away are you if it takes 15 seconds to hear an echo?
If it takes 15 seconds for an echo to be heard, the distance between you and the reflecting surface (such as a wall, cliff, or building) is approximately 2,250 meters (15 seconds multiplied by the speed of sound at sea level, which is about 343 meters per second).
