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Why do you see lightning before you hear the thunder? The rain in the air slows the sound waves down. Light travels faster than sound through the air. The thunder has to reflect off the ground first. The
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Why do you see lightning before you hear the thunder?

The rain in the air slows the sound waves down.
Light travels faster than sound through the air.
The thunder has to reflect off the ground first.
The lightning is closer to the ground than the thunder.

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The second one “light travels faster then sound through the air”
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B,speedof light>speed of sound

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