Why do I see the lightning during a storm before I hear the thunder?
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ANSWERS: 8
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Light travels faster than sound.
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As Anonymous wrote, light travels faster than sound. So, the light from a lightning strike reaches you before the sound (thunder) does.
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light is faster than sound!
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Light is faster than sound so that is why we see lighning before hearing thunder!!
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because the speed of light is faster than the speed of sound
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It is first grade science. It is the age old example that teachers use to prove that light moves much faster than sound does.
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to give you time to cover your ears
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The sound takes roughly 5 seconds per mile to reach you.
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