alleryWhich travels faster in air, the light of lightning or the sound of thunder?
AThunder, by a small margin
BBoth travel at the same speed
CLight, by a very large margin
DThunder, by a very large margin
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Light, by a very large margin
1. Light travels at about 300,000,000 m/s.
2. Sound in air travels at only about 343 m/s.
3. So we see lightning long before we hear thunder.
_Source: Wikipedia, Lightning, The distance approximation trick_
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