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you see lightning before you hear thunder because A) light waves can travel through a vacuum. B) sound waves cannot travel through the air. C) light waves travel faster than sound waves. D) sound waves travel faster than light waves.

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User Hrokr
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C) light waves travel faster than sound waves.
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User Leon Palafox
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Answer: Option C

Step-by-step explanation:

When the weather is not good and lighting takes place with rain. At this time thunderstorm can also seen in the sky.

In this case the light is first seen then sound is produced. This is so because the light travels faster than the sound waves.

The speed of light is much more faster than that of the sound waves so light is seen first then sound is hear.

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