Log in
Physics
1
answer
0
watching
61
views

Suppose you hear a clap of thunder 16.2 s after seeing the associated lighting stroke. The speed of light in air is 3.00 x 108 m/s. 

(a) How far are you from the lightning stroke? 

(b) Do you need to know the speed of light to answer? Explain. 

Watch
1
answer
0
watching
61
views

For unlimited access to Homework Help, a Homework+ subscription is required.

Kath
KathLv10
29 Oct 2020

Unlock all answers

Get 1 free homework help answer.
Already have an account? Log in
Share

Related textbook solutions

Physics: Principles with Applications
7th Edition, 2013
Giancoli
ISBN: 9780321625922

Related questions

A lightning flash is seen in the sky and 8.6 s later the boom ofthe thunder is heard. Thetemperature of the air is 24° C.

(a) What is the speed of sound atthattemperature? [Hint: Light is an electromagnetic wave thattravelsat a speed of 3.00 x 108 m/s.]
m/s

(b) How far away is the lightning strike?
km

1 ) At a baseball game, a spectator is 60.0 m away from the batter.How long does it take the sound of the bat connecting with the ballto travel to the spectator's ears? The air temperature is 25.0°C.

2 ) A lightning flash is seen in the sky and 8.3 s later the boomof the thunder is heard. The temperature of the air is 24° C.

(a) What is the speed of sound at that temperature? [Hint: Light isan electromagnetic wave that travels at a speed of 3.00 108m/s.]

(b) How far away is the lightning strike?

Compute the wavelength of the radio waves from the followingstations.
(a) an AM station operating at a frequency of 635 kHz (in m)
(b) an FM station with a frequency of 95.5 MHz (in m)

Compute the wavelength of an X-ray with a frequency of 4 1018 Hz.in nm

What is the frequency of blue light that has a wavelength of 448nm? in Hz

An electromagnetic wave has a wavelength of 6.12 10-6 m. In whatregion of the EM spectrum is this radiation? Give the frequency ofthe electromagnetic wave to support your answer. in Hz

Compute the wavelength in air of ultrasound with a frequency of 54kHz if the speed of sound is 344 m/s. in m


During a thunderstorm, 4.9 s elapses between observing a lightningflash and hearing the resulting thunder. Approximately how far awayin km and mi was the lightning flash? in km? in mi?

Weekly leaderboard

Home
Homework Help 3,900,000
Physics 110,000
Start filling in the gaps now
Log in