2006-09-14 04:12:08 · 16 answers · asked by azmondo 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
light travels faster then sound.
2006-09-14 04:13:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The difference in time is because it takes longer for the sound to travel then the light. That's why they say, the longer time it takes for you to hear the thunder after a lightnight strike it means the farther away the lightning was.
2006-09-14 11:16:10 · answer #2 · answered by deepadot 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Light travels faster than sound.
speed of sound at sea level = 340.29 m / s
the speed of light = 299 792 458 m / s
2006-09-14 11:14:02 · answer #3 · answered by DanE 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because light travels at 186,282.397 miles per second which something like 670,616,629 MPH. Sound on the other hand is very slow...There are a lot of variables to consider but on average sound travels roughly 750 MPH
2006-09-14 11:26:13 · answer #4 · answered by eastern_mountain_outdoors 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Light moves so much faster than sound that we can consider light instantaneous in daily experience, but sound is so very slow (in our atmosphere) that airplanes have gone faster for many years now.
I love pointing out things in such a simple way that you smack yourself on the head and say, "I knew that." Of course you did; you just had to put the things you know together.
2006-09-14 11:20:53 · answer #5 · answered by auntb93again 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because light travels a lot faster than sound. The farther away the lightning is, the longer it takes the sound to reach your ears. (about 1 mile per sec.)
2006-09-14 11:14:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because light travels faster than sound.
2006-09-14 11:29:40 · answer #7 · answered by americanwoman22309 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because light travels faster than sound.
2006-09-14 11:14:10 · answer #8 · answered by Stephen R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because light travels faster than sound
2006-09-14 11:18:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because light travels faster than sound.
2006-09-14 11:19:16 · answer #10 · answered by jleslie4585 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋