Explain why, the flash of lightning reaches us first and the sound of thunder is heard a little later.

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This is because light travels faster than sound,speed of light is 299 792 458 m / s,while speed of sound is 343 m / s.
This gives speed of light >speed of sound

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Explain why, the flash of lightning reaches us first and the sound of thunder is heard a little later.

This is because light travels faster than sound,speed of light is 299 792 458 m / s,while speed of sound is 343 m / s. This gives speed of light >speed of sound

This is because light travels faster than sound,speed of light is 299 792 458 m / s,while speed of sound is 343 m / s.
This gives speed of light >speed of sound