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Is lightning faster than sound?

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Yes, light travels faster than sound. Sound moves at 343 metres per second (thats about 770 miles per hour!) Light, however, travels nearly 900,000 times faster!

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Yes. During a thunderstorm you often see the lightening before the accompanying sound of the thunder.

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