2007-11-08 10:19:28 · 6 answers · asked by marlon19991 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
BECAUSE LIGHTNING TREVELS AT THE SPPED OF LIGHT AND THUNDER TRAVELS AT THE SPEED OF SOUND 100 x SLOWER AT ABOUT 640 MPH. (SPEED OF A JET.)
2007-11-08 10:32:29 · answer #1 · answered by weather 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
weather above is right.
If you see a lightning bolt and count the seconds until you hear the thunder it translates roughly to 1 mile per second is how far away it was.
2007-11-08 10:37:08 · answer #2 · answered by Mike M 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because lightning represents light and thunder represents sound and sound travels slower than light.
2007-11-08 22:54:44 · answer #3 · answered by Arasan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because light travels faster than sound, so you are going to be able to see the lightening before you hear the thunder, as light travels at light speed which is faster than sound speed
2007-11-08 23:07:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because light waves travels faster than sound waves
2007-11-08 11:22:41 · answer #5 · answered by stargrazer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
light is faster then sound
2007-11-08 10:55:35 · answer #6 · answered by GUNTZ 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋