You see a bolt of lightning and hear thunder two seconds later. The speed of sound is about
343 m/s. Estimate your distance from the lightning bolt.

A. 600 m

B. 1,800 m

C. 10 km

D. 40,000 km

How do you solve this? :/

Question

You see a bolt of lightning and hear thunder two seconds later. The speed of sound is about 
343 m/s. Estimate your distance from the lightning bolt.

A.   600 m

B.   1,800 m

C.   10 km

D.   40,000 km

How do you solve this? :/

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

343 meters rounds to 300 meters (round to the nearest hundred)

1 second, the sound has traveled 300 meters
2 seconds, the sound has traveled 600 meters (2*300 = 600)

So it looks like 600 m is the rough distance

anonymous · Answer

ohhh okay :) thank you!! :D