Seven Seconds After a Brilliant Flash of Lightning, Thunder Shakes

question 373

Multiple Choice

Seven seconds after a brilliant flash of lightning, thunder shakes the house. Approximately how far was the lightning strike from the house?

• A) much farther away than two kilometers
• B) about one kilometer away
• C) much closer than one kilometer
• D) about two kilometers away
• E) It is impossible to say.

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