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Nesterboy [21]
3 years ago
11

Why do you see lightning before you hear thunder

Physics
1 answer:
igomit [66]3 years ago
5 0

Answer: When a lightning bolt travels from the cloud to the ground it actually opens up a little hole in the air, called a channel. Once then light is gone the air collapses back in and creates a sound wave that we hear as thunder. The reason we see lightning before we hear thunder is because light travels faster than sound!

Explanation:

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