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genevieve1028

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on: Jul 27, 2018
Contrast the speeds of sound and light in watching a flash of lightning, then listening for the thunder to follow.
 
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How might the odd tilt of Uranus have been produced?
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Light travels at 300,000 km/sec, so the flash of light is almost instantaneous from a few miles away; sound travels at about a fifth of a mile per second, so if the thunder follows the lightning by five seconds, the bolt hit about a mile away.

Answer to Question 2

As with the making of our Moon and Earth's axial tilt, a large impact is possibly the factor that flipped Uranus over on its side.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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