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What causes molecules in the air to make the sound know as thunder?
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How are thunder and lightning different and where do they come from?
Thunder is the sound of lightning. It makes the BOOM sound. Lightning is the yellow squiggly line you see from the clouds. I don't really know how lightning became to be or where it actually comes from but somewhere inside the clouds i guess.
What is the same as rain and thunder?
Rain is water, did you know that Rain isn't a neutral PH level of 7, it is actually a little acidic with a PH of 6?! Thunder is a sound wave made from lightning. You see the lightning 1st before you hear the thunder 2nd simply because that light is faster than sound.
What can you hear during a solar eclipse?
Thunderstorms produce eratic and dangerous environments. During a thunderstorm, one may notice booming sounds throughout the sky. This is called thunder. Thunder is a sonic reaction to lightning. Lighting occurs when the potential difference between clouds or between clouds and the ground is too great. The sudden electrical discharge can reach extreme voltages, rapidly heating the surrounding air. This sudden heating of the air causing the sonic reaction, thunder.
Why does thunder usually occur during storms that have lightning?
Opposite electrical charges inside storm clouds separate, causing lightning to flash towards Earth. Lightning has enough energy to heat the air all around it. This sudden burst of heat is what causes the noise we know as thunder.
Were early humans scared of thunder and lightning and why?
Yes, many of them probably were. Thunder is a loud sound, and early people did not know what caused it. More than a few people in early days observed that lightning could kill people without warning. Some attributed such events to angry deities.
What is the definition of 'thunder'?
According to Webster, thunder is classified as "the sound that follows a flash of lightning and is caused by sudden expansion of the air in the path of the electrical discharge." In simpler terms, thunder is the sound produced by the speed of a lightning bolt, similar to a sonic boom produced by a fighter jet. Did you know that thunder is heard after lightning because sound is slower than light? For more definitions try: http://webster.com/
How are thunder and lightning different and where do they come from?
Thunder is the sound of lightning. It makes the BOOM sound. Lightning is the yellow squiggly line you see from the clouds. I don't really know how lightning became to be or where it actually comes from but somewhere inside the clouds i guess.
What are two causes and affects in Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry?
maybe if you read you'd at least know the title
What is the same as rain and thunder?
Rain is water, did you know that Rain isn't a neutral PH level of 7, it is actually a little acidic with a PH of 6?! Thunder is a sound wave made from lightning. You see the lightning 1st before you hear the thunder 2nd simply because that light is faster than sound.
How does the reader know Eckels is afraid in the sound of thunder?
When he first comes into contact or sees the T-rex for first time
You know that sound can travels through solids because?
solid r the best "conductors" of sound. think of speakers....the speaker vibratess, which, essentially is the sound"..sound is simply the vibration of the air molecules...speakers r simply the way to get the air molecules to vibrate in specific frequencies
What is a good onomatopoeia for thunder?
It depends on whether you're looking for one word, or a series of words you can string together. One of the interesting things about onomatopoeia is that if you do a good enough job with it, in a piece of writing, you'll never have to mention the word "thunder" even once, for people to know what you're talking about. "Rumble" is usually the single word I think of most often, associated with the sound of thunder. But there are lots of other words that bring to mind the sound of thunder. "Thunder" itself, for that matter, kind of sounds like thunder. Consider the following words: Percussion, doubled, redoubled, crashing, rolling, cascading, bomb, -- any word that has a "crashing" sound or an "explosive" sound could be evocative of thunder, in one's imagination. "Boom!" could be a one-word sound for thunder. If you are writing something, as a story or a poem, you can string a lot of "thundery" sounding words together, to get the idea across. The list above is not at all complete -- just an example of a few words that can bring the sound of thunder to mind.
What can you hear during a solar eclipse?
Thunderstorms produce eratic and dangerous environments. During a thunderstorm, one may notice booming sounds throughout the sky. This is called thunder. Thunder is a sonic reaction to lightning. Lighting occurs when the potential difference between clouds or between clouds and the ground is too great. The sudden electrical discharge can reach extreme voltages, rapidly heating the surrounding air. This sudden heating of the air causing the sonic reaction, thunder.
What causes ticking sound in in a Mazda rx8?
I don't know, take your car for a check up and tell them about it...
Can you please tell me two examples of assonance?
"The crumbling thunder of seas." (assonance in the repetition of the "uh" sound in "crumbling" and "thunder") "The light of the fire is a sight." (assonance in the repetition of the long "i" sound in "light" and "sight")
Why ios there no sound in a vacuum?
No air for sound to travel throughIt helps to know what sound is all about. It is a wave, where, roughly speaking, energy is transferred from one molecule to the next; one molecule bumps into the next. Obviously this requires molecules to work.
How do sound waves create matter?
They don't create matter and we know this by the law of conservation of mass. Sound waves exist as variations of pressure in a medium such as air. They are created by the vibration of an object, which causes the air surrounding it to vibrate. The vibrating air then causes the human eardrum to vibrate, which the brain interprets as sound.
