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A thunder storm is one in which a large amount of thunder is heard. Thunder is caused by lightning; it would be more correct to say that a thunderstorm only occurs with lightning strikes.
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Is a thunderstorm a storm with only lightning?
No. Most thunderstorms produce rain. Thunder is a natural consequence of lightning.
Can lightning strike backwards?
Lightning does not strike backwards, from the ground to the sky. It only moves in one direction, from the sky to the ground.By striking backwards, do you mean can the Earth give off a lightning bolt to the clouds? No.
Do tornadoes usually form from thunderclouds?
Tornadoes can only form during thunderstorms.
Where do the most lightning storms occur?
Lighting is most frequent in thuderstorms, so the largest percentage occur in tropical climates. There are nearly as many in the ocean as on land, and they are particularly numerous during tropical storms.
Is thunder dangerous?
Yes thunder can be dangerous, but it depends how close you are to it. Thunder can damage your ears depending on how loud/close you are to it. Be careful to distinguish thunder from lightning, which are related but different. Lightening is the actual electrical discharge, and is dangerous because you can be electrocuted. Thunder is just the sound from to lightning, and so it could only hurt your ears if it is very loud (which is pretty unlikely). This is most likely to occur from a positive C-G strike since it contains up to 300 000 amperes which in return creates the loudest of thunder. Also thunder from these strikes have popped nails from wood and even crack windows.
Why do many cows die during a thunderstorm even though the lightning do not strike them directly?
They don't. No idea where you got this from, but this couldn't be farther from the truth, and something I have NEVER seen in all my years of helping raising cattle, AND seeing the many thunderstorms that roll through! It is true that cattle do die during thunderstorms, but only if they were hit by lightning, not just because some thunderstorm, big or small, rolled though.
Is a thunderstorm a storm with only lightning?
No. Most thunderstorms produce rain. Thunder is a natural consequence of lightning.
What can't lightning strike in the same place twice?
Lightning not only can strike the same place twice, it frequently does.
Does lightning only strike on earth?
No. Lightning has been detected on Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn.
How many seconds does lightning strike?
A typical lightning strike lasts for about 0.2 to 0.3 seconds.
Can lightning strike backwards?
Lightning does not strike backwards, from the ground to the sky. It only moves in one direction, from the sky to the ground.By striking backwards, do you mean can the Earth give off a lightning bolt to the clouds? No.
Is it true that lightning strike only twice?
Nope - lightning can strike the same place multiple times if the object presents enough ionic attraction to ground the charge.
When do you get hit by lightning on Minecraft?
Lightning only occurs during thunderstorms. There is a slim chance of getting struck by lightning. Being struck by lightning will do 5 hp (Two and a half hearts). If lightning zaps a pig it turns into a zombie pigman, a villager to a witch, a horse to a skeleton trap horse, If a creeper is struck it turns the creeper into a supercharged and more dangerous creeper.
Should a HV substation be able to handle a direct positive lightning strike with no damage?
In Principe - yes, because surge amplitude is smaller then negative lightning strike surge and it is only one stroke by discharging.
Do tornadoes usually form from thunderclouds?
Tornadoes can only form during thunderstorms.
Does tornadoes form only during thunderstorm?
mostly yes put mostly in severe thunderstorms
Where do the most lightning storms occur?
Lighting is most frequent in thuderstorms, so the largest percentage occur in tropical climates. There are nearly as many in the ocean as on land, and they are particularly numerous during tropical storms.
