If a lightning occurred exactly 1 mile from your location, how many seconds will it take for the sound waves created by the thunder to reach your ears at 343 m/s?

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If a lightning occurred exactly 1 mile from your location, how many seconds will it take for the sound waves created by the thunder to reach your ears at 343 m/s?

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Answer:

5 seconds

Step-by-step explanation:

sound travels 1 km in roughly 3 secs so 1 mile in roughly 5 secs.

Pmckeown answered Aug 14, 2021

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