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Lightning and thunder take place in the sky at the same time and at the same distance from us. Lightning is seen earlier and thunder is heard later

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asked Nov 13, 2017 in Physics by jisu zahaan (28,760 points) ● 28 ● 436 ● 1091

Lightning and thunder take place in the sky at the same time and at the same distance from us. Lightning is seen earlier and thunder is heard later. Can you explain?

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answered Nov 13, 2017 by sforrest072 (157,439 points) ● 63 ● 448 ● 1284

The speed of sound is less than the speed of light. Due to this, light reaches to us faster than sound. Hence, during lightning we see the streak of light earlier than hearing the sound of thunder.

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