Question

It took 2 s after lightening for the sound of thunder to reach you, how far did the lightening struck? Speed of Sound is 344 m/s. *

Answer 1

Answer:

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Speed of sound = 344 m/s

Time taken = 2 seconds

We know distance is = speed×Time

That is ----> 344×2

Distance of Lightning struck is 688meteres

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Answer 2

Answer:

Sound travels 343 m/s or 0.343 km/s or 1.029 km in three seconds. So, if you count by ones from the flash, when you hear the thunder, you are counting thirds of a kilometer. If you get to 10, the lightning is 10/3 kilometer away or 3 1/3 km.