2007-03-10 20:14:08 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Thunder is a combination of two clouds colliding which in turn creates friction and lightning is then created. So thunder then lightning.Lightning is only seen before thunder due to light travelling faster than sound.
2007-03-10 20:23:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because light travels faster than sound. The longer the timing between light and sound, the greater the distance.
If you see the flash and a second later hear the thunder, then the lightning strike was close.
But if you see the flash of light and either don't hear the thunder or it is faint and a long time after the flash, then the lightning strike was far away.
2007-03-10 20:22:53 · answer #2 · answered by pH neutralizer 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The lightning easy flash arrives especially much immediately because of the fact easy travels at 186,000 miles in line with 2d, yet sound travels lots slower at approximately 761 miles in line with hour or approximately 1100 ft in line with 2d on a "prevalent day" with assumed ecosystem and temperature at sea point. So for homework, multiply 1100 feet/sec circumstances 4.0 seconds and convert to miles and kilometers for the ideal answer. notice that this question is rather unanswerable except they desire the slant selection directly to the source of the sound, because of the fact we don't understand at what altitude above the earth the lightning sound originated from. What if the lightning originated immediately overhead? So the variety alongside the outdoors of the earth can in straight forward terms be desperate with geometry if the altitude is customary.
2016-10-18 02:22:50 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The speed of light is greater than sound, hence the lighting reaches you faster than sound. They are created at the same time and same place. Using the formula of T=D/S, you can find the amount of time it takes to reach you. The D in the formula is the distance they (where they are created)are from you. S is the speed of the two and T is the time it takes to reach you. I hope this helps you!
2007-03-10 20:28:58 · answer #4 · answered by rangermaster8 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its due to the fact that light travels faster than sound (bladecrimson has state the data) thus, u wil see the lightning then the sound of thunder wil be heard..
2007-03-10 20:23:26 · answer #5 · answered by fizadora 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
this is because speed of light is much faster that that of sound..therefore u see the lightning and after u hear it..
speed of light = 3x10^8 m/s (300000000 m/s)
speed of sound = 300 m/s
2007-03-10 22:46:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Speed of light is 186,000 miles per second.
Speed of sound is about 770 mph
2007-03-10 20:17:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
sound travels much slower than the light produced
2007-03-10 20:38:11 · answer #8 · answered by slovakmath 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's because the speed of sound in air is less compared to that of light..(speed of sound at room temp.=334m/s but speed of light is speed of light is 186,000 miles per second.)
Hope this helped..........................
2007-03-10 20:24:37 · answer #9 · answered by Choclate thunder 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because light travels faster than sound.
2007-03-10 20:17:14 · answer #10 · answered by tigrusoare 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋