after seeing lightning flash you hear the clap of Thunder 5 seconds later how far away is the lightning (speed of sound=340 m/s)

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Ashly

18 January, 22:36

after seeing lightning flash you hear the clap of Thunder 5 seconds later how far away is the lightning (speed of sound=340 m/s)

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Julius · Answer 1

So sound travels 1 kilometer in roughly 3 seconds and 1 mile in roughly 5 seconds. When you see the flash of a lightning bolt, you can start counting seconds and then divide to see how far away the lightning struck.