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Lightning causes thunder. Lightning is a massive electrical discharge that you see as a bolt or flash of light. Thunder is the sound caused when the lightning superheats the air, creating a shockwave.
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How close do you have to be to get blind from thunder?
Thunder will not cause blindness, it may cause hearing damage if the lightning strike is very close.
Can anyone be killed by thunder?
It is extremely rare for someone to be directly killed by thunder. Thunder is the sound produced by lightning and does not cause harm. However, lightning, which can produce thunder, can be deadly if it strikes a person directly.
Explain what causes lightning and thunder?
Lightning is caused by the buildup of electric charges in a storm cloud. When the charge difference becomes strong enough, it discharges as a lightning bolt. Thunder is the sound produced by the rapid expansion and heating of air surrounding the lightning bolt.
Do lighting and thunder have the same cause?
No. Lightning is caused by electrical charges travelling from clouds to the earth, earth to clouds or cloud to cloud. Thunder is caused by lightning.
Why do you hear tunder sound after lightning explain?
You hear thunder after seeing lightning because lightning produces intense heat that causes the air to rapidly expand and create a shock wave. This shock wave is what we hear as thunder. The distance between you and the lightning strike can affect the time gap between seeing the lightning and hearing the thunder.
What is more dangerous thunder or lightning?
Lightning is more dangerous than thunder because it can cause injury or death if it strikes a person or object. Thunder, on the other hand, is merely the sound produced by lightning as it heats the air and creates a shockwave.
Is thunder the eco of lightning?
thunder is the sound of lightning if that is what you are asking
What are the latin words for thunder and lightning?
The Latin words for thunder and lightning are: Thunder = Tonitrus Lightning = Fulgoris, Fulgor Storm = Procella
How do you say thunder and lightning in Hawaiian?
Thunder is "heleleʻi" and lightning is "ainalā" in Hawaiian.
Why is thunder associated by lightning?
Lightning heats up the air and the heated expanding air causes the thunder sound. You can estimate how far away the lightening was by counting seconds after the flash, 6 seconds to a mile away.thunder is the sound of lightning after the lightning strike occurs
What happens when there is lightning but no thunder?
Thunder is the sound caused by lightning, there is always thunder with lightning. If you cannot hear thunder maybe that is because you are too far away from the storm.
What is stronger lightning or thunder?
Thunder i guess but lightning make a sound of thunder so it would probably be both!
