why do we hear the sound of thunder few second after we see the lightning
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Lightning is seen earlier and thunder is heard later because the speed of sound is 330 m/s and the speed of light is 300,000,000 m/s. Light travels faster than a sound. Thus, light from the lightning reaches first to you. The sound from the lightning takes longer to reach and hence heard later.
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The temperature of the air in the lightening
channel may reach high 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit ,5 times hotter than the surface of the sun . immediately after the flash ,the air cools and contracts quickly .This rapid expansion and contraction creates the sound wave that we hear as thunder
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