Question

Comment on the statement with a suitable example – “Light travels faster than sound” .​

Answer 1

Answer:

Lightning. You see the lightning first and then hear the thunder. The most common example of showing that light travels faster than sound is lightning. ... This is because light travels with a speed of approximately in air whereas sound travels at a speed of in the same.

Answer 2

Answer:

Light travels faster than sound at the speed of 3x10⁸ cm/s which is the highest. It can be explained by giving example of thunder lightning as during thunder lightning we see light first and then hear the sound because the speed of light is more than the speed of sound.