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What would it mean if there were many seconds in between the flash of lightning and the roar of thunder?
If there are many seconds between the flash of lightning and the roar of thunder, it indicates that the storm is far away. Each second of delay between seeing the lightning and hearing the thunder represents a distance of about 1 mile between you and the lightning strike.
How far can lightning strike?
When you see a lightning bolt, start counting how many seconds till you hear thunder. Divide that number by 5 and that tells you how far away the lightning bolt was in miles. http://www.easycalculation.com/weather/lightning.php
When an explosion in the atmosphere occurs Why do you see lightning before the thunder heard?
this is because you hear the thunder after it actually makes the sound ( because sound travells ) . lightenging and thunder happen at exactly the same time... so if u see lightenging, try counting how many seconds until u hear the thunder. if it is 5 seconds the storm is 5 miles away into the sky, 6 seconds would be 6 miles 7secs 7 miles and so on. hope this helped :) xx
If you hear thunder 36 seconds after you see a flash of lightning how far away is the thunderstorm?
About 12 kilometers (7.45 miles). After you see a bolt of lightning, for every 3 seconds until you hear the thunder, it means it is one kilometer away (3 seconds = 1 kilometer). This is because the sound wave created by the lightning is traveling at about 330 m/sec (in dry air, the speed of sound is about 343 m/sec or 1127 ft/sec).You can also divide by 5 to determine the approximate number of miles. In this case it would be calculated as about 7.2 miles away.
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.
What is a simple way to estimate how far away lightning?
First, watch for lightning. The second it hits the ground, starts counting in seconds. Stop when you hear thunder. divide the seconds by 5 to get how many miles away the lightning is. For kilometers, divide the seconds by 3.
How many miles away is the lightning when you count 40 sec from when you saw the lightning until when you hard the thunder?
What I do know is it takes 5 seconds for the sound waves to travel 1 mile.So, if it's 5 seconds per mile, take 40 seconds and divide by 5 and the answer is 8 miles. That means if you count 40 seconds and hear the thunder, the flash was 8 miles away.One more thing, every second, the sound travels .2 miles.
What is the actual method for finding the distance you are from the storm using lightning and thunder?
For a long time it was thought by many people that the number of seconds after the lightning strikes is the miles the center of the storm is from you. Although this does show how light travels faster than sound, this system is wrong. The actual method for finding the distance the heart of the storm is from you is by counting after you see lightning; and stop counting after you hear the thunder. Now, for every five seconds after the lightning struck until you hear the thunder, it is one mile away. So if ten seconds go by between lightning and thunder, the center of the storm is two miles away.
How many seconds does lightning strike?
you can see the lightning for only about a second or so but you can hear the thunder for a couple seconds.
How many seconds behind is the thunder before the lightning?
Light is virtually instantaneous over any distance you'd be aware of a thunderstorm going on. Sound, however, takes five seconds to travel through air for each mile. If the thunder and the lightning are simultaneous, the lightning strike is very close to you. If the thunder is five seconds after the lightning, the lightning was one mile away. If the thunder is ten seconds after the lightning, the lightning was 2 miles away, and so on.
How do you estimate how far lightning is away from you?
To estimate your distance from a thunderstorm count the number of seconds between a flash of lightning and the next clap of thunder. Divide your answer by 5. See the related link below.
When you count seconds between when you hear thunder and when you see lightning strike what does it tell you?
Since light travels faster than sound, you can tell how many miles away a thunder storm is by counting. Lightning strikes. 5 seconds pass and you heard thunder. The thunder storm is 5 miles away.
How many mph is 100 yards 11 seconds?
To find out how many mph is 100 yards in 11 seconds: First, convert 100 yards to miles (100 yards = 0.057 miles). Next, calculate the speed by dividing the distance (in miles) by the time (in hours) - 0.057 miles / (11 seconds / 3600 seconds) = 19.64 mph.
How many miles long is an average bolt of lightning?
An average bolt of lightning is about 5 miles long.
How do you determine how far away lightning is in feet?
First, look for a flash of lightning. After seeing one, count seconds. After research, I have seen that you can count seconds any way you prefer, like "One Mississippi, Two Mississippi," and so on, or "1, 100, 2, 100" and so on. Count whichever you like or other methods. They are both the same in time elapsed. Keep counting seconds until you hear a clap of thunder. Divide the number of seconds by five. The number you have is how many miles away the storm is.
How many seconds are in 2 miles?
Seconds are a measure of time and miles are a measure of distance. There is no answer.
How many miles per hour 18.7 miles in 100 seconds?
18.7 miles in 100 seconds = 673.2 miles per hour.
