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Does thunder cause lightning or does lightning cause thunder. Explain?
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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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Explain what causes lightning and thunder?
Lightning and thunder comes from the cumulonimbus cloud and hits the earth.
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.
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?
because sound travels slower than light, the you are to the lightning the sooner you hear the thunder..
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
Is thunder the eco of lightning?
thunder is the sound of lightning if that is what you are asking
What is lightning without thunder?
Lightning without thunder is called heat lightning. It occurs when the lightning is too far away for humans to hear the thunder.
What are the latin words for thunder and lightning?
The Latin words for thunder and lightning are: Thunder = Tonitrus Lightning = Fulgoris, Fulgor Storm = Procella
Why don't the thunder and lightning come together?
thunder and lightning do not come together as lightning is way much faster than thunder.
Is thunder electricity?
No. Thunder is the sound produced by lightning. Lightning is a form of electricity.
What is it called when lightning and thunder occur together?
lightning+ thunder-=light'n'thunder
Folk beliefs of thunder and lightning?
folk beliefs about thunder and lightning
