2007-09-02 04:00:42 · 7 answers · asked by T Renne 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Lightning does *not* travel at the speed of light, but is much faster than a bullet. It is an electron avalanche process (where one electron hits an atom and ejects more than one electron, on average, while accelerating in an electric field). It's conceptually similar to a snow avalanche (where snow dislodges more snow while falling downhill). Electrons have mass, so they travel slower than the speed of light.
2007-09-02 05:01:51 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. R 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well, let's see about this shall we, Depending on the size and range of a bullet it still can only travel a certain amount of distance before it's energy is spent.
Lightning on the other hand is a lot more lethal and FASTER than a speeding bullet.
Lightening is produced and distributed in a way that the odds of living through it are astromnomical.
2007-09-02 11:10:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lightning is fr faster than the speed of a bullet. One approaches the spped of light, 670 million miles per second. The bullet has a velocity, depending on the gun and the powder charge pushing the bullet, of a mile per second or somehwere around 3,600 miles per hour. large difference here.
2007-09-02 08:03:31 · answer #3 · answered by tk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Lightning travels at the speed of light.
2007-09-02 04:10:54 · answer #4 · answered by eri 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
the speed of light is too faster than the speed of bullet,the bullet is almost had the speed f sound,and the speed of the sound is 344 m/s (1238 km/h, or 769 mph, or 1128 ft/s),but the light speed is 299,792,458 metres per second (1,079,252,848.8 km/h),that's why when you see the thunder you 1st see the light,then after some times you hear the voice.
2007-09-02 05:14:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
did you skip the third grade?
2007-09-02 04:19:56 · answer #6 · answered by chilicooker_mkb 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
duh!!!!! yes....
2007-09-02 04:26:38 · answer #7 · answered by libra 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋