This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: Contrast the speeds of sound and light in watching a flash of lightning, then listening for the ... (Read 56 times)

genevieve1028

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 601
on: Jul 27, 2018
Contrast the speeds of sound and light in watching a flash of lightning, then listening for the thunder to follow.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

How might the odd tilt of Uranus have been produced?
 
  What will be an ideal response?


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

nikmaaacs

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 335
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.


genevieve1028

  • Member
  • Posts: 601
Reply 2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

matt95

  • Member
  • Posts: 317
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

« previous next »
 

Did you know?

There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in every adult human.

Did you know?

People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.

Did you know?

The most destructive flu epidemic of all times in recorded history occurred in 1918, with approximately 20 million deaths worldwide.

Did you know?

In 1886, William Bates reported on the discovery of a substance produced by the adrenal gland that turned out to be epinephrine (adrenaline). In 1904, this drug was first artificially synthesized by Friedrich Stolz.

Did you know?

The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.

Part of the Hubble Ultra-Deep Field image showing a typical section of space containing galaxies int Part of the Hubble Ultra-Deep Field image showing a typical section of space containing galaxies int
Assessment of Light Touch Assessment of Light Touch
The Speed of Light Is Constant The Speed of Light Is Constant
The responses of an on-center cell to contrast. The responses of an on-center cell to contrast.
Apply light tapotement on the head. Tapping lightly with the fingertips works well for this purpose. Apply light tapotement on the head. Tapping lightly with the fingertips works well for this purpose.
A small 355-g box hangs from one end of a thin light string that goes over a frictionless ... A small 355-g box hangs from one end of a thin light string that goes over a frictionless ...
Video: Electromagnetic Spectrum, Chlorophyll and Pigment & Light

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library