Johnny was playing baseball with his friends and they noticed a bolt of lightning. They heard thunder seven seconds later. How far away is the storm? meters

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asked Jul 4, 2021 224k views

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Weichch · Answer 1 · 2021-07-09T18:30:26+0000

Answer:

2380m

Step-by-step explanation:

Given parameters:

Time taken to hear the sound after lightning = 7s

Unknown:

Distance of the storm = ?

Solution:

Light has been shown to travel faster than sound. To solve this problem,

Speed =
(distance)/(time taken)

Speed is the rate of change of distance with time

Distance = speed x time taken

The speed of sound is given as 340m/s

Distance = 340 x 7 = 2380m