2007-03-02 15:59:30 · 13 answers · asked by fourjayjames 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Woo! Slow down there guys.
Lightening is not made of light. It is electricity in the air.
According to the book, "It's Raining Frogs and Fishes," by Jerry Dennis, lightning bolts travel at speeds up to 93,000 miles per second. What we see as a single lightning flash is actually
several lightning bolts that follow each other so rapidly
that our eyes see only a single flash.
The light we see is from the super heated air that the electricity passed through. It is this heated air that causes the thunder we hear as well.
The Moon is from 220000 to about 252000 miles from Earth.
220000/93000= a bit over 2.36 seconds.
252000/93000= a tiny bit over 2.7 seconds.
So, a fair answer would be: "It would take less than 3 seconds for lightening to go from the Moon to the Earth."
;-D Electricity needs a conducting material. Actually, electricity can not travel between the Moon and the Earth.
2007-03-02 18:41:46 · answer #1 · answered by China Jon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on the speed of the lightning bolt, which is different for different sources.
If you work it out at 60 000 mps, it would take almost 4 seconds to reach earth.
You have to get your own reference with regards to the speed of the lightning.
2007-03-03 00:19:39 · answer #2 · answered by stoutseun69 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it would take a little over a second. Light travels at 186,000 miles per second, Lightning is electricity and travels at the same speed, The moon is only 250,000 miles away (rubbing elbows with us, celestially speaking.)
2007-03-03 02:44:43 · answer #3 · answered by Kenneth H 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It would travel at the speed of light 186,000mps they say light from our sun takes about 8 minutes to arrive but our moon is much closer I don't know how long but I expect it would be a lot faster then the time it takes sunlight to arrive
2007-03-03 00:10:12 · answer #4 · answered by astrospacerich 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Work it out for yourself. Electricity "moves" at about 90% of the speed of light.
2007-03-03 00:04:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Lightning = 186.00 miles per second (approximately)
Moon = 250,000 miles away (approximately) You work it out!
2007-03-03 00:11:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Approximately 1.5 seconds.
2007-03-03 00:02:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I really can't be bothered to calculate it accurately, but about one and a half seconds.
2007-03-03 01:11:15 · answer #8 · answered by MICHAEL BRAMOVICH 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
About a second and a half.
2007-03-03 00:04:27 · answer #9 · answered by iraqisax 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A blink of an eye!
2007-03-03 00:09:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋